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Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a request to revoke Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship amid tensions between the Trump and Canada administration.
The petition, which opened to the signatures five days ago, accuses Musk of acting against the national interest of Canada and undermining his sovereignty.
In Canada, Citizenship can revoke Only if someone has committed fraud, misrepresented himself or knew information about an immigration or citizenship request. Musk, who was born in South Africa, has the Canadian and American citizenship.
Responding to the request, the billionaire wrote in X: “Canada is not a real country.” The publication was deleted later.
The request He states that the billionaire “has used his wealth and power to influence our elections” and “has now become a member of a foreign government that tries to erase Canadian sovereignty.” Musk has Canadian citizenship through his mother, who was born in Saskatchewan.
Run on February 20, the petition, already signed by more than 250,000 Canadians, remains open for signatures until June 20.
It is mainly symbolic and has no legal force. But requests with at least 500 signatures and a member of the support of Parliament generally receive a government response, this cannot, since a spring election could dissolve the Parliament.
It was created by an author of British Columbia and backed by Deputy Charlie Angus of the new democratic party. Angus, a 20-year-old deputy for Timmins-James Bay, has announced that he will not seek re-election.
The BBC has contacted its office to comment.
Canada’s tensions of the United States have intensified since Trump’s return, and the president repeatedly suggests that Canada could become a state of the US. And the threatening rates of steel, aluminum and other imports.
Canadian leaders have retreated, promising counter-tarifas.
The dispute has extended beyond the government, with Canadians canceling US trips, boycotting US products and booing opposite hymns in hockey and basketball games.
Musk moved to Canada from South Africa at age 18 and worked in strange jobs before studying at Queen University in Kingston, Ontario. He later emigrated to the United States.
The billionaire has supported Trump’s hard line immigration policies, but now he faces scrutiny about the claims that he worked illegally in the United States with a student visa.
In a recent interview, Steve Bannon, former advisor to President Trump, described Musk as an “illegal parasitic immigrant.”
The CEO of Tesla has denied the accusations, and has said that he did not work illegally. He became a naturalized American citizen in 2002, according to a recent biography.
The BBC has contacted Mr. Musk through his business to comment.
