More than 150,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship
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A parliamentary petition has been launched against the billionaire for his connection to Trump, who has frequently threatened to annex Canada.
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Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, on February 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (AP)
Over 150,000 Canadians have signed a parliamentary petition urging the country to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship due to his alliance with Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened during his second US presidency to annex Canada and make it the 51st state.
The petition was launched by British Columbia author Qualia Reed in Canada’s House of Commons and sponsored by New Democrat parliamentary member Charlie Angus, a vocal critic of Musk, as reported by The Canadian Press over the weekend.
Born in South Africa and leading US companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, and X, Musk holds Canadian citizenship through his mother, who is from Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan.
Musk has been advocating for reducing the size of the US federal government at the request of the US president, who has continually challenged Canada's sovereignty since his return to the White House for a second term on January 20.
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Reed’s petition, filed on February 20, accuses Musk of engaging in activities that go "against the national interest of Canada" by serving as an advisor to Trump.
Trump has provoked the ire of Canada’s 40 million residents by threatening steep tariffs on Canadian products and openly boasting about the possibility of the US annexing the country.
The petition asserts that Musk’s alignment with Trump makes him "a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty." It asks Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take away Musk’s Canadian passport and revoke his citizenship with immediate effect.
Reed's petition, which needed 500 signatures to be presented to Canada's House of Commons, surpassed 157,000 signatures by late Sunday, with no sign of slowing down.
Canada's House of Commons is set to resume on March 24, though a general election could be called before then. The signing period for Reed’s petition is set to end on June 20.
