A beloved Canadian alt-country band that's been entertaining crowds since 1984 just handed President Trump a musical middle finger over his push to rename Lake Ontario.
According to a report from the Daily Beast, Blue Rodeo took the stage at Toronto's RBC Amphitheater on Saturday, a 16,000-capacity venue sitting directly on the Lake Ontario waterfront. During the show, the band played their 1993 fan favorite "Hasn't Hit Me Yet," which features the lyrics: "Watching the snow fall on this cold December night, and out in the middle of Lake Ontario, the same snow is falling on the deep silent water."
"On Saturday, before lead vocalist Greg Keelor played the tune, he told the audience, 'At the end of this song, there’s a mention of a lake. It’s a lake right behind us right there,'" the Beast is reporting before adding, "Pointing to the lake and noting that its name has 'become a little controversial,' Keelor added, 'I would just like you to sing tonight with full authority and ownership. And we’ll sing this one for the shining waters that have been there long before any of us were ever here.""
The crowd erupted, chanting "Lake Ontario" throughout the song in defiance of Trump's executive order renaming the lake "Lake America" amid his escalating trade war with Canada.
According to the report, the screens behind the band displayed a map still labeled "Lake Ontario."
After the song wrapped, Keelor told the audience: "That was some good singing, folks. You're good Canadians. God bless you. We love you for it."
What it sounds like when 16,000 Canadians just need a moment to belt out the words “out in the middle of Lake Ontario” right now pic.twitter.com/c7L6lNRXst
— Elamin Abdelmahmoud (@elamin88) August 30, 2026
