{"id":2406583,"date":"2025-02-25T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-endorse-symbolic-petition-to-revoke-musks-canadian-citizenship\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T15:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T20:13:24","slug":"thousands-endorse-symbolic-petition-to-revoke-musks-canadian-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-endorse-symbolic-petition-to-revoke-musks-canadian-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands endorse symbolic petition to revoke Musk&#8217;s Canadian citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthousands-endorse-symbolic-petition-to-revoke-musks-canadian-citizenship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406583&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A symbolic petition in Canada has garnered over 240,000 signatures,calling for the revocation of Elon Musk&#8217;s Canadian citizenship.\u200d This initiative stems from Musk&#8217;s\u200d affiliation with former President\u2064 Donald\u200d Trump, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-retired-lt-general-honore-too-partisan-to-lead-capitol-security-probe\/\" title=\"GOP: Retired Lt. General Honore too partisan to lead Capitol security probe\">made derogatory remarks<\/a> about canada and suggested that it should become part of the United \u200dStates. musk, who holds Canadian citizenship\u200d thru his mother, is accused by the petitioners of\u2062 engaging \u200cin actions that undermine \u200dCanadian sovereignty. In\u2062 response to the petition,Musk controversially stated on \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> that &#8220;canada is not a real \u2064country.&#8221; The petition, while highly supported, has no legal weight as citizenship can only be revoked under specific circumstances, such as fraud or misrepresentation. Canadians are increasingly frustrated with the hostility\u2063 shown by \u200cU.S. officials and have taken actions like boycotting U.S.products and cancelling vacations.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau \u200chas encouraged Canadians to support local products in \u200blight of these tensions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Thousands endorse symbolic petition to revoke Musk&rsquo;s Canadian citizenship over work with Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2018040\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canadians<\/a> have signed a petition calling for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk&rsquo;<\/a>s citizenship to be revoked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>President Donald Trump and Musk have repeatedly taken shots at the U.S. ally, refusing to call Prime Minister Justin Trudeau his proper title and claiming the sovereign country will become part of the U.S. Musk was born in South Africa and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3322192\/musk-a-trump-adviser-not-doge-employee-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">currently serves<\/a> as an adviser to Trump while being the richest man in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Musk obtained Canadian citizenship through his mother, Maye Musk, who lived in Canada before moving to South Africa. He also has U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/elon-musk-us-american-citizenship-country-birth-2030603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">citizenship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/petitions\/en\/Petition\/Details?Petition=e-5353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">petition<\/a>, signed by over 240,000 Canadians, says that &ldquo;Musk has engaged in activities that go against the national interest of Canada&rdquo; by becoming a member of a foreign government &ldquo;that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the petition, Musk wrote on the social media platform X, which he owns, that &ldquo;Canada is not a real country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The attempts of Elon Musk to attack Canadian sovereignty must be addressed,&rdquo; the petition reads.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has rocked the boat with the U.S.-Canada friendship, which dates back hundreds of years and has said he would use &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-wont-rule-out-military-force-to-take-back-panama-canal-economic-force-to-take-canada-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump won&#039;t rule out military force to take back Panama Canal, &#039;economic force&#039; to take ... - Washington Examiner\">economic force&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to make Canada the U.S.&rsquo;s 51st state. The White House has said those comments<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jGVj47vyHMY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> should not <\/a>be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>Canadians have grown increasingly frustrated with the U.S.&rsquo;s newfound hostility toward the nation. Some Canadians have canceled their planned vacations in the U.S. to boycott the U.S. economy. During <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">professional sporting events<\/a> between Canadian and American teams, the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3308522\/canadian-fans-boo-us-national-anthem-basketball-hockey-games-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">national anthem has been booed <\/a>over the last few weeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the face of Trump&rsquo;s tariff threats, Canadian grocery stores have made a point of marking which products are made in Canada and which products are made in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3243411\/what-to-know-trump-tariff-threat-mexico-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TRUMP&rsquo;S TARIFF THREAT AGAINST MEXICO AND CANADA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now is the time to choose products made right here in Canada,&rdquo; Trudeau said. &ldquo;Check the labels. Let&rsquo;s do our part. Wherever we can, choose Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The petition is still mostly symbolic and has no official standing. 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