Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition to dismiss the Canadian citizenship of Elon Musk among the tensions between the Trump administration and Canada.
The petition, which opened up to signatures five days ago, accuses Mr. Musk of having acted against the national interest of Canada and of undergoing his sovereignty.
In Canada, Citizenship can be revoked It is only if someone has committed fraud, distorted himself or knowingly hidden information on a request for immigration or citizenship. Mr. Musk, born in South Africa, has both Canadian and American citizenship.
Responding to the petition, the billionaire wrote on X: “Canada is not a real country”. The position was then deleted.
The petition Affirms that the billionaire “used his wealth and power to influence our elections” and “has now become a member of a foreign government which is trying to erase Canadian sovereignty”. Mr. Musk has Canadian citizenship through his mother, born in Saskatchewan.
Launched on February 20, the petition, already signed by more than 250,000 Canadians, remains open to signatures until June 20.
It is mainly symbolic and has no legal force. But petitions with at least 500 signatures and a deputy from Parliament generally receive a government response, it cannot, because a spring election could dissolve the parliament.
It was created by an author of British Columbia and approved by the deputy Charlie Angus of the New Democratic Party. Angus, a 20 -year -old deputy for Timmins – James Bay, announced that he would not ask for his re -election.
The BBC contacted its office to comment.
ReutersTensions in the United States-Canada have increased since Trump’s return, the president on several occasions that Canada could become an American state and threaten steel, aluminum and other import prices.
Canadian leaders have pushed back, promising counter-tale.
The spitting overflowed beyond the government, the Canadians canceling American trips, boycotting American products and hiding the hymns opposite to hockey and basketball matches.
Mr. Musk moved to Canada from South Africa at 18 and worked in odd jobs before studying at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He then emigrated to the United States.
The billionaire supported Trump’s hard line immigration policies, but is now a careful examination on the statements he worked illegally in the United States on a student visa.
In a recent interview, Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Trump, called Musk “parasitic illegal immigrant”.
Tesla’s CEO denied the accusations and said he was not working illegally. He became a naturalized American citizen in 2002, according to a recent biography.
The BBC contacted Mr. Musk via its companies to comment.
