More than 200,000 Canadians have signed a parliamentary petition to strip Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship because of his alliance with Donald Trump, who has spent his second US presidency repeatedly threatening to conquer its independent neighbour to the north and turn it into its 51st state.
Born in South Africa, Musk holds Canadian citizenship through his mother, model and dietician Maye Musk. Musk also owns US enterprises, including the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, the aerospace company SpaceX, and the social networking platform X (previously Twitter).
At the request of the US president, who has continuously questioned Canada's sovereignty since taking office again on January 20 for a second term, he has been fighting to reduce the size of the US federal government.
In a petition submitted to the court on 20 February by British Columbia author Qualia Reed, she argues that Musk acted as an adviser to Trump and “engaged in activities that go against the national interest of Canada". The petition contends that Musk’s support of Trump positions him “as an agent of a foreign government that seeks to compromise Canadian sovereignty.” It also urges Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, to cancel Musk’s Canadian citizenship and passport and strip him of his citizenship immediately.
As reported by the Canadian Press, petitions such as Reed’s need 500 or more signatures in order to attain the certification required for presentation to Canada’s House of Commons and possibly elicit an official government reaction. Reed’s petition easily surpassed the 500 signatures mark, having gathered approximately 203,000 signatures by early Monday, with no signs that the total would soon begin to decline. Canada’s House of Commons is set to resume its activities on 24 March, although the nation might call for a general election prior to the return of parliamentary members. The deadline for signing Reed’s petition was established to be 20 June.
According to Canadian law, an individual can renounce citizenship for various reasons, and the nation has the authority to revoke citizenship in certain situations. These include cases of fraud, misrepresentation, or deliberately omitting information on an immigration or citizenship application.
It also mentions that a person whose Canadian citizenship is revoked must wait 10 years before they can regain it.
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