Nearly 200K sign petition to revoke Musk's Canadian citizenship

Thousands of individuals have signed an online petition urging the revocation of tech billionaire Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship over his involvement in the Trump administration, which the petitioners argue undermines Canada's sovereignty.

The petition, which is progressing through the Canada's House of Commons, was filed by Qualia Reed, an author from Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Democrat MP Charlie Angus, a vocal critic of Musk, has also backed the petition, which had garnered over 34,000 signatures from across Canada by Saturday evening, according to Canadian outlet CTV News.

The petition calls on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to cancel Musk's citizenship and Canadian passport.

An electronic petition is required to have 500 or more signatures to be presented to the House of Commons, which may then lead to a formal response from the government.

Musk was born in South Africa, but he holds Canadian citizenship due to his mother, Maye Musk, who was born in the Canadian city of Regina, Saskatchewan.

The petition accuses Musk of engaging "in activities that go against the national interest of Canada" by acting as an adviser to President Trump. It adds that the billionaire has become "a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty."

Trump has recently garnered the disdain of Canadian citizens by threatening to impose significant tariffs on Canadian goods and saying the U.S. could annex the country and make it its 51st state.

On Feb. 11, Trudeau reacted strongly to the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Criticizing the decision, he called the tariffs “entirely unjustified.” He said the country would respond “if it comes to that.”

“Tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum would be entirely unjustified,” Trudeau told reporters.

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