An on-line application contacting the Canadian federal government to withdraw Elon Musk’s citizenship gets on track to turn into one of one of the most prominent in the background of the House of Commons.
There’s simply one trouble– Canada can not withdraw Musk’s citizenship.
Immigration legal representative Gabriela Ramo claims that under Canadian legislation, somebody’s citizenship can just be withdrawed if it can be shown that they dedicated scams or misstatement to get it.
“Before they could move to do this, they would need to introduce legislation, there would have to be amendments to the current Citizenship Act,” claimed Ramo, previous chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s migration area. “There’s no provision that would allow them to pursue revocation of citizenship of a Canadian birth, by virtue of his birth to a Canadian mother.”
Ramo claimed it is “fairly rare” for Canadian citizenship to be withdrawed.
Rémi Larivi ère, media relationships policeman for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, claimed the federal government does not take the cancellation of citizenship gently.
“A person’s citizenship can be revoked if the person obtained, retained, renounced or resumed his or her citizenship by false representation or fraud or by knowingly concealing material circumstances,” Larivi ère claimed.
Musk placed thousands of countless bucks towards Republican projects in 2015, and is progressively evaluating in on national politics in Canada and somewhere else. (Nathan Howard/Reuters)
He claimed the procedure consists of a number of actions and a choice by a Federal Court court unless the person concerned asks the migration priest to decide.
Musk’s citizenship has actually remained in the limelight in current days after British Columbia writer Qualia Reed released the petition recently asking for the Canadian federal government to withdraw Musk’s citizenship and his Canadian ticket, provided the duty that he is playing in united state President Donald Trump’s federal government.
“Elon Musk has engaged in activities that go against the national interest of Canada,” checks out the application funded by New Democrat MPCharlie Angus “He has used his wealth and power to influence our elections; he has now become a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty; and the attempts of Elon Musk to attack Canadian sovereignty must be addressed.”
The application has actually accumulated greater than 263,000 trademarks considering that it was uploaded onFeb 20. The district with one of the most trademarks, greater than 96,000, is Ontario, complied with by greater than 53,000 from British Columbia, greater than 43,000 from Quebec and greater than 25,000 from Alberta.
Petition nearing document
Those that authorize a House e-petition need to give their e-mail address, complete name, postcode and contact number. Canadian residents living beyond Canada are qualified to authorize applications also, claimed Olivier Duhaime, spokesperson for the House ofCommons House team validate a notary’s info and if they locate it is not genuine or acceptable, the staff of applications can prohibit it.
The document variety of trademarks for a House of Commons e-petition is 387,487 for an application asking for a ballot of no self-confidence in the Liberal federal government, tabled in January 2024 by Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri.
Monday, Musk reacted to an article regarding the application on his social media sites system X stating “Canada is not a real country.” That article has actually considering that been erased.
Musk uploaded this on X, discussing an application contacting the federal government to withdraw his Canadian citizenship. (Elon Musk/ X)
Musk was birthed in South Africa yet his mom, Maye Musk, was birthed in Regina, offering him the right to Canadian citizenship. As a teen, Musk made a decision to transfer to Canada.
“I left South Africa by myself when I was 17 with just a backpack & suitcase of books,” he uploaded onDec 28, 2019. “Worked on my Mom’s cousin’s farm in Saskatchewan & a lumber mill in Vancouver. Went to Queens Univ with scholarship & debt, then same to UPenn/Wharton & Stanford.”
Musk fulfilled his initial partner, Canadian writer Justine Wilson, at Queen’s University.
In February 2024, Musk uploaded on X that it took him over a years to obtain united state citizenship, which he is reported to have actually gotten in 2002.
Musk and his firms have actually not reacted to concerns from CBC News in current weeks regarding the condition of his Canadian citizenship.
His mom has actually uploaded on X that it took her 12 years to obtain united state citizenship today every one of her youngsters and her grandchildren have united state citizenship.
As lately as July 31, 2023, Musk uploaded an image of himself using an I Love Canada Tee Shirts. In April 2023, he uploaded an image of Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the message”I’m proudly half Canadian!”
On Jan 8, 2024, Musk uploaded “I do love Canada,” the exact same day as he uploaded “They won’t make it past the next election” in action to an article regarding Chrystia Freeland.
Musk has actually likewise uploaded messages supporting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
In 2024, Musk’s political participation boosted, tossing his assistance behind united state President Donald Trump’s re-election quote and making contributions worth an approximated $288 million United States to Trump and various other Republican prospects.
In return, Trump placed Musk accountable of his freshly developed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has actually transformed the united state federal government upside-down with mass shootings in one division after one more.
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When Trump endangered in January to transform Canada right into the 51st state and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted on X “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States,” Musk buffooned Trudeau, that had actually introduced previously in the week he would certainly surrender.
“Girl, you’re not the governor of Canada anymore, so doesn’t matter what you say.”
Angus, that funded the application to strip Musk of Canadian citizenship, confesses that the relocation is symbolic yet has actually touched a great deal of individuals.
Americans have actually targeted Musk in demonstrations of the Trump management’s cutting of federal government companies. (Nathan Howard/Reuters)
“I wasn’t expecting that it would explode the way it did,” Angus claimed in a meeting. “To me it was really instructive because it shows just how angry Canadians are about what’s happening in Washington and how angry people are at the actions of Elon Musk. To me this is a real symbol of this moment.”
Angus has actually likewise funded an e-petition from Albertan Gerard Aldridge, which contacts the Canadian federal government to reject Trump entrance to Canada due to his criminal sentence and his activities in workplace. That application, began at the exact same time, presently has greater than 23,000 trademarks.
Last month, Angus sent letters to Elections Canada and the Commissioner of Canada Elections, asking to explore his worries that Musk might utilize his system X to conflict in the upcoming Canadian political election.
At the moment, Elections Canada claimed it was a concern for the commissioner’s workplace. Angus claimed Monday that he has actually not yet listened to back from the Commissioner of Canada Elections.
