Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition to cancel Canadian citizenship of Elon Musk against the background of tensions between the Trump and Canada administration.
The petition, which opened for signatures five days ago, accuses the Musk of acting against the national interest of Canada and undermines its sovereignty.
In Canada, Citizenship can be canceled Only if someone has committed a fraud did he or she have been misconduct or deliberately hidden information about an application for immigration or citizenship. Musk, who was born in South Africa, owns both Canada and the United States.
In response to the petition, the billionaire wrote to X: “Canada is not a real country.” Subsequently, the publication was deleted.
Petition He claims that the billionaire “used his wealth and power to influence our elections” and “has now become a member of a foreign government trying to erase Canadian sovereignty.” Musk has Canadian citizenship through her mother, who was born in Sascatchevan.
Launched on February 20, the petition, already signed by more than 250,000 Canadians, remains open to signatures until June 20.
It is mostly symbolic and has no legal force. But petitions with at least 500 signatures and a member of parliament of parliament usually receive a government response, this may not be, since spring elections can dissolve parliament.
It was created by author of British Colombia and approved by MP Charlie Angus of the new Democratic Party. Angus, a 20-year-old Timins-James Bay MP, has announced that he will not seek re-election.
The BBC contacted its comment office.
US tensions Canada escalated after Trump's return, with the president repeatedly suggests that Canada can become an American state and threatening rates for steel, aluminum and other imports.
Canadian leaders backed away, promising counter-tarifes.
SPAT spilled beyond the government, with Canadians canceling travels to the United States, boycotting American products and exhausts against hockey hymns and basketball games.
Musk moved to Canada from South Africa at 18 years old and worked strange jobs before studying at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He later emigrated to the United States.
The billionaire supported Trump's immigration policies, but is now facing control over allegations that he had worked illegally in the United States on a student visa.
In a recent interview, Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, called the Musk “parasitic illegal immigrant”.
The Tesla CEO denied the allegations and said it was not working illegally. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 2002, according to recent biography.
The BBC contacted G -n Musk through its comment business.