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Petition to strip Musk of Canadian citizenship gathers 280,000 signatures

Elon Musk speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, February 11, 2025 [Alex Brandon/AP]

More than 280,000 Canadians have signed a petition asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to strip tech mogul Elon Musk of his Canadian citizenship for acting against Canada’s national interest.

Launched on February 20, the parliamentary petition claims that Musk, the head of United States President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, has “become a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty”.

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