More than 250,000 Canadian citizens and residents have signed a parliamentary petition urging Canada to revoke Elon Musk’s citizenship and passport.
Musk’s association with US President Donald Trump, who plans to levy a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports next month and who has proposed annexing the country as the 51st state, is “against the national interest of Canada,” the petitioners claim.
The tech billionaire, a citizen of South African, Canada, and the US, has become one of Trump’s most visible allies since the 47th president beganhis second term last month.
“He has used his wealth and power to influence our elections,” the petition claims. “He has now become a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty.”
In a response to news about the petition, Musk wrote on his social media network X that “Canada is not a real country.” CNN has reached out to Musk’s representatives for comment.
The petition, addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, demands that he “revoke Elon Musk’s dual citizenship status, and revoke his Canadian passport effective immediately.”
While one expert told CNN that the government can’t revoke Musk’s legally obtained citizenship, the author of the petition says it should be seen as a “call to accountability.”
