Canada vs. Elon Musk? – Residents demand his citizenship be revoked!
At least 170,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition calling for Elon Musk to be stripped of his Canadian citizenship due to his role in the Trump administration and his efforts to "attack Canada's sovereignty."
The petition was filed by British Columbia author Qualia Reed last Thursday and is sponsored by New Democratic Party MP Charlie Angus, who is a vocal critic of Musk.
Musk was born in South Africa but holds Canadian citizenship through his Regina-born mother, Maye Musk. The tech mogul has become perhaps the most influential adviser to US President Donald Trump, tasked with cutting government spending and downsizing the federal workforce as head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Reed's petition says Musk has "engaged in activities contrary to the national interest of Canada" by acting as an advisor to Trump. It alleges that the Tesla CEO has become "a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty." Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose crippling tariffs on goods imported from Canada and has talked about making the country the 51st U.S. state.
The US president earlier this month agreed to a 30-day pause on his plan to hit Canada and Mexico with a 25% tariff on all imports except Canadian oil, natural gas and electricity, which would be taxed at 10% after both countries took steps to allay his concerns about border security and drug trafficking.
The petition calls on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to immediately revoke Musk's Canadian passport and revoke his dual citizenship status. Such petitions must gather at least 500 signatures to be certified for presentation in the House of Commons, creating the possibility of a formal government response.
Canada's parliament is currently suspended after Trudeau announced last month that he would step down in the coming months after nine years in power. The House of Commons is set to resume on March 24, although a general election could be called before lawmakers return.
The signature period for Reed's petition will end on June 20, although such parliamentary petitions do not place the government under any obligation to respond, Canadian media reported. In recent months, Musk has used his social media platform X to criticize Trudeau, calling him an "intolerable tool" and to support Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.
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