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submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Summary

A Canadian parliamentary petition to revoke Elon Musk’s citizenship has gathered over 150,000 signatures.

Launched by author Qualia Reed and sponsored by MP Charlie Angus, the petition accuses Musk of undermining Canada’s sovereignty due to his ties to Trump, who has repeatedly suggested annexing Canada.

Musk is a Canadian citizen through his mother. The petition will be presented to the House of Commons, which resumes on March 24.

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[-] towelie@lemm.ee 276 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In like the 1940s Elon Musk's grandfather was a chiropractor in Regina, Saskatchewan and was arrested by the RCMP for being a central figure in an organization that was trying to overthrow the government and install a technocracy. I'm not kidding.

After that is when he fucked off to South Africa to partake in the Apartheid.

[-] Gloomy@mander.xyz 116 points 2 years ago

I realy want to belive this to be true, but I have to ask for a source on this one.

[-] towelie@lemm.ee 194 points 2 years ago
[-] Gloomy@mander.xyz 61 points 2 years ago

Thanks. And wow... Just... Wow.

[-] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 50 points 2 years ago

There’s a two parter behind the bastards that also goes into this

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[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 78 points 2 years ago
[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago

I forgot he had Canadian citizenship, I wonder if any Republicans have enough of a spine to pressure him into relinquishing it.

[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 34 points 2 years ago

Republicans don't like Canada. All the speaking French and free healthcare and such.

[-] rabber@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago

Canadians don't like speaking French either haha

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago

But we like French speakers because we know they aren’t American

[-] leauxhigh@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

It's not free, taxes are what pay for healthcare.

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[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

I've been saying that since Elon came out as a lover of orange mushrooms, that Trump will somehow sell him birthright citizenship. But the theory thst the whole annex Canada shit solves that issue is intriguing.

[-] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Let's not get too hasty there. Canada should focus on finding an extraditable offense for this Canadian citizen. I doubt the US will extradite him, but others may. It sounds like Canada could make it hard for elon to travel if they tried.

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[-] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 2 years ago

While I don't think it's possible to revoke his citizenship it might be possible to try him for treason against 'his' country.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There is precedent to revoke his citizenship.

In the 1980s, there was another extremist who used his international media platform to spew hate and disinformation. His name was Ernst Zundel. He continually laughed at Canada's laws against hate speech. He was ultimately jailed and then deported from our country.

(FYI Charlie Angus is a Member of Parliament in Canada.)

https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/musk-doesnt-deserve-canadian-citizenship

Edit to fix word

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[-] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I would be surprised if this sort of thing was possible and I'm pretty sure it's not and im pretty sure it's a good thing that it's not

[-] Olap@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago

Sadly, it is. Britain did it a few years ago to some kid that joined IS. She held rights to a passport to a country that she had never been even visited and that was enough for the Home Office to yank her British one.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamima_Begum

A pretty tragic tale imo

[-] Miaou@jlai.lu 13 points 2 years ago

She didn't have the passport at that time, while musk has probably a bunch of them stashed away. What the British did was directly going against the UDHR, but musk can suck it.

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[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Charlie Angus wrote about why he's helping to push this through, giving valid legal reasons why it should be done. Seeing as he's a current MP in Canada's parliament I'll believe him before I believe you.

https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/musk-doesnt-deserve-canadian-citizenship

[-] Aqarius@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

...Especially since the alternative could be just charging him with treason or something.

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[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

Will Canada adopt me so I can sign the petition as well?

[-] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago

Musk is a Canadian citizen through his mother

It’s the proof that Canada is hiding Nazis, it must be invaded!

[-] MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

Please don't give us any ideas

[-] towelie@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In an ironic twist of 2025 that nobody saw coming, all of Putin's "the bad guys are nazis!" rhetoric is no longer propaganda

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

~~At just over 179k signatures now.~~

~~Now at over 183k.~~

~~187k+~~

~~190k+ (seems to be speeding up)~~

~~Just over 200k now!~~

Almost 208k. About 5000 per hr signing.

[-] himmyguap@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

Do it Canada! Do not hesitate.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago

If I were the Queen of America, I would have Elon tried for treason, I'd also have ICE remove everyone from their detention centers but not close it completely, they'd now have the job of Violating the fuck out of Elon's 8th Amendment rights.

[-] kenopsik@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago

How often do petitions actually affect change? I feel like I see petitions being mentioned a lot, but rarely do I see change as a reult. It feels like they are just another form of "thoughts and prayers". You feel like you're contributing something, but a few days go by and the collective amnesia sets in.

[-] towelie@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If anything its just another data mine for the political beliefs of potential dissidents. And before you say anything, yes, I am this much fun at parties as well

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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

How often do petitions actually affect change?

Never. The government lists 3,319 total petitions and the most popular one has 387,487 signatures which is less than 1% of the population. The petition was to call an early election. I would hope the government doesn't dissolve itself every time less than 1% of people upvote a post.

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[-] canajac@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 years ago

Add mine to the total. Stop buying Teslas Don't use his internet service that pollutes the night sky Just a big thumbs down to this pseudo nazi.

[-] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Oh, Elon is a real Nazi alright. No doubt about that.

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[-] Hawanja@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Can Americans sign this petition also?

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[-] kungfuratte@feddit.org 21 points 2 years ago

Vox populi vox Dei

[-] Corno@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

It's more than 200,000 now. Good, we don't claim him!

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[-] SabinStargem@lemmings.world 17 points 2 years ago

I am hoping that he is marked as treasonous. The sooner that members of Yarvin's Cabal end up on wanted posters throughout the world, the better.

[-] hark@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Is this like a reality TV show where we can simply vote people off the ~~island~~ country?

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