Bryan Adams releases protest song for Canada Day: 51st State

Adams, 66, was born in Kingston and grew up in Ottawa and later Vancouver. He became a recording artist at 15, and by the mid-80s was one of the biggest rock stars in the world. He has been honoured for his robust charity and humanitarian work, including in 2010 with the Allan Water Humanitarian Award, but built a career largely on party anthems and songs of love.