More than 1.5 lakh people from Canada have signed a parliamentary petition seeking to scrap the Canadian citizenship of the world’s richest man and DOGE head, Elon Musk, over his allegiance to US President Donald Trump, who is consistently considering to make its independent neighbour 51st state of the US.
The petition was launched by British Columbia author Qualia Reed in Canada’s House of Commons, sponsored by Elon Musk critic and Democrat parliamentary member Charlie Angus, reported Canadian media outlet, CTV News.
The petition had more than 34,000 signatures from across Canada till Saturday evening. The petition requires more than 500 signatures to be presented to Canada’s House of Commons and a potential response from the government, the report said. By late Sunday, the petition collected nearly 1,57,000 signatures.
Canadian citizenship of Elon Musk
Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa and owns top US companies such as EV maker Tesla, aerospace company SpaceX, and social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), gained Canadian citizenship from his mother. Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, is from Regina, the capital of the Canadian province, Saskatchewan.
Musk is currently working with Trump under the DOGE department, which aims to cut federal government costs and reduce the US national debt.
Allegations against Elon Musk
The parliamentary petition, filed on February 20, accuses Musk of having “engaged in activities that go against the national interest of Canada” by being an adviser to the US President.
Recently, Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian products and plans to conquer the country, disappointing 40 million residents of Canada.
It also states that the association of Tesla boss with the US President makes him “a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty”. The petition further seeks Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take away Elon Musk’s Canadian passport and cancel his citizenship immediately.
Donald Trump has even called Justin Trudeau a “governor,” which is a title given to state executives in the US.
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