More than 200,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk's Canadian citizenship

[Aristides]

 

In two days,  203,000 Canadians had signed a petition to revoke Musk's Canadian citizenship.

We were his country of convenience as he only lived in Canada because it was easier for a Canadian citizen to get into the US than a South African. 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/24/canada-elon-musk-citizenship-parliamentary-petition

 

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5353

Edited February 25 by Aristides

[CdnFox]

It is his by right of birth. His mother was a Canadian.

Are you honestly suggesting that we should remove citizenship from any Canadian that we don't like even if their parents are from here?

I'm not saying no to that, I can think of quite a few canadian liberals that I don't like  

[josej]

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In two days,  203,000 Canadians had signed a petition to revoke Musk's Canadian citizenship.

We were his country of convenience as he only lived in Canada because it was easier for a Canadian citizen to get into the US than a South African. 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/24/canada-elon-musk-citizenship-parliamentary-petition

 

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5353

the full overview is here

 

 

It's quite interesting to see how citizenship has become a political tool in the eyes of many. 

Edited February 25 by josej

[CouchPotato]

What exactly did he do to warrant this?

[I am Groot]

It's funny to see the liberal types who cheered hysterically when Trudeau said that 'a Canadian is a Canadian' and that nothing, not even treason or terrorism, justifies removing their citizenship, even if their connection with Canada is very slight like the Khadrs eagerly try to remove the citizenship of a guy who has done nothing to us and is merely working with Trump.

[Aristides]

9 hours ago, CdnFox said:

It is his by right of birth. His mother was a Canadian.

Are you honestly suggesting that we should remove citizenship from any Canadian that we don't like even if their parents are from here?

I'm not saying no to that, I can think of quite a few canadian liberals that I don't like  

No it isn’t, he wasn’t born in Canada. He would have had to apply for citizenship but would have been eligible. He only used it as a means to get into the US.

I doubt his citizenship would be revoked but it makes a hell of a statement about how Canadians feel about him.

Edited February 25 by Aristides

[Aristides]

44 minutes ago, I am Groot said:

It's funny to see the liberal types who cheered hysterically when Trudeau said that 'a Canadian is a Canadian' and that nothing, not even treason or terrorism, justifies removing their citizenship, even if their connection with Canada is very slight like the Khadrs eagerly try to remove the citizenship of a guy who has done nothing to us and is merely working with Trump.

Omar Khadr was born in Canada

[Legato]

 

 

[Aristides]

11 minutes ago, Legato said:

 

 

Good luck with that. Angus is MP for the constituency he was born in.

I see the Musk petition gained another 10,000 signatures overnight. How many does the Angus petition have?

 

[Legato]

3 minutes ago, Aristides said:

Good luck with that. Angus is MP for the constituency he was born in.

I see the Musk petition gained another 10,000 signatures overnight. How many does the Angus petition have?

 

and good luck with the frivolity.

[Aristides]

8 minutes ago, Legato said:

and good luck with the frivolity.

Musk tweeted that Canada is not a real country so I guess he wouldn't miss his citizenship. 

It isn't frivolous, it's a real expression of how Canadians feel about the shithead.

[Legato]

36 minutes ago, Aristides said:

Musk tweeted that Canada is not a real country so I guess he wouldn't miss his citizenship. 

It isn't frivolous, it's a real expression of how Canadians feel about the shithead.

Some Canadians, probably all NDP supporters. Charlie Angus in no Angel.

[Army Guy]

2 hours ago, Aristides said:

Musk tweeted that Canada is not a real country so I guess he wouldn't miss his citizenship. 

It isn't frivolous, it's a real expression of how Canadians feel about the shithead.

Since when do we think it is OK to vote on people citizenship, he is as canadian as the rest of you........i mean WTF...Cancel culture at it's best... This is stupid to the ninth degree...

[ironstone]

4 hours ago, Aristides said:

Omar Khadr was born in Canada

Ah yes, the Khadr family. Known as Canada's 'first family of terrorism'.

Omar Khadr, multimillionaire. Thanks to the Liberals.

It's an honour that Musk has Canadian citizenship.

[Aristides]

53 minutes ago, ironstone said:

Ah yes, the Khadr family. Known as Canada's 'first family of terrorism'.

Omar Khadr, multimillionaire. Thanks to the Liberals.

It's an honour that Musk has Canadian citizenship.

 

A honour that Musk doesn't deserve.

Petition now at 255,000 signatures.

Edited February 25 by Aristides

[I am Groot]

5 hours ago, Aristides said:

Omar Khadr was born in Canada

Yeah, to refugee terrorists who stayed around just long enough for him to get citizenship, then he was shipped back to the middle east. He was not raised in Canada. I doubt he ever even thought of himself as Canadian. I wonder if he even spoke English before coming back to collect his money. If we'd had any sort of intelligent refugee determination system they'd never have been allowed in.

[Aristides]

19 minutes ago, I am Groot said:

Yeah, to refugee terrorists who stayed around just long enough for him to get citizenship, then he was shipped back to the middle east. He was not raised in Canada. I doubt he ever even thought of himself as Canadian. I wonder if he even spoke English before coming back to collect his money. If we'd had any sort of intelligent refugee determination system they'd never have been allowed in.

I'm not an apologist for the Khadr family and don't expect Musk to lose his citizenship but this petition is an accurate expression of what Canadians think about Musk. Sorry if it upsets you MAGA's.

Musk also stuck around just long enough to get into the US. He is no more Canadian than Trump. 

[CdnFox]

6 hours ago, Aristides said:

No it isn’t, he wasn’t born in Canada.

It doesn't matter. It's his right and he could not be refused he was born of a Canadian parent. I'm not talking about an immigrant. Sorry but that's the way it is.

[CdnFox]

42 minutes ago, Aristides said:

I'm not an apologist for the Khadr family and don't expect Musk to lose his citizenship but this petition is an accurate expression of what Canadians think about Musk. Sorry if it upsets you MAGA's.

 

Well you kind of sound like an apologist for their family and you kind of sound like you do expect musk to lose his citizenship and now when it's been pointed out that that's not such a great way to think you're changing your tune.

As a statement that people aren't happy with musk sure, whatever turns their crank. But I think it's very dangerous to be putting the idea out there that if we don't like someone we can revoke their citizenship for no better reason than we don't like them. He hasn't committed any crimes in Canada he hasn't done anything that would justify it other than we don't like him.

Take a look at the world around you. Don't you think there has been enough damage already from people deciding that if they like or don't like something then it's okay to take action based on that? Isn't that your complaint about trump? Wasn't that the mag is complaint about the democrats?

Maybe if we all really stuck to the rule of law things would be better and we have fewer problems.

[Aristides]

5 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

Well you kind of sound like an apologist for their family and you kind of sound like you do expect musk to lose his citizenship and now when it's been pointed out that that's not such a great way to think you're changing your tune.

As a statement that people aren't happy with musk sure, whatever turns their crank. But I think it's very dangerous to be putting the idea out there that if we don't like someone we can revoke their citizenship for no better reason than we don't like them. He hasn't committed any crimes in Canada he hasn't done anything that would justify it other than we don't like him.

Take a look at the world around you. Don't you think there has been enough damage already from people deciding that if they like or don't like something then it's okay to take action based on that? Isn't that your complaint about trump? Wasn't that the mag is complaint about the democrats?

Maybe if we all really stuck to the rule of law things would be better and we have fewer problems.

 

His wasn't born with citizenship even though he was entitled through his mother.  He did have to apply. I could qualify for  British citizenship through my mother but I would have to apply.

I've already said more than once that I don't expect him to lose his citizenship. I even doubt it can be revoked. Read much?

[CdnFox]

11 minutes ago, Aristides said:

His wasn't born with citizenship even though he was entitled through his mother.

He was born with a right to it. This is not the case with somebody who is immigrating to the country who has no right to that citizenship but is requesting it and his granted. He was born with the right, he exercised that right. It is his right the same as anybody who was born in Canada to Canadian parents.

You're an example with what's wrong with our Countries these days. You don't like him so you want to set aside his rights Even though it's unlawful for no better reason than your feelings.

Which is basically why he does what he does. I don't see you as being any better.

There was a time people had respect for the law, they had respect for each other even when they disagreed, there was some basic understanding that your emotions had to be kept in control and shouldn't dictate what you do. And now we see democrats and republicans and musk and you are all in the same boat completely ignoring that and deciding that if they feel a certain way that should be good enough to justify their actions

[Aristides]

28 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

He was born with a right to it. This is not the case with somebody who is immigrating to the country who has no right to that citizenship but is requesting it and his granted. He was born with the right, he exercised that right. It is his right the same as anybody who was born in Canada to Canadian parents.

You're an example with what's wrong with our Countries these days. You don't like him so you want to set aside his rights Even though it's unlawful for no better reason than your feelings.

Which is basically why he does what he does. I don't see you as being any better.

There was a time people had respect for the law, they had respect for each other even when they disagreed, there was some basic understanding that your emotions had to be kept in control and shouldn't dictate what you do. And now we see democrats and republicans and musk and you are all in the same boat completely ignoring that and deciding that if they feel a certain way that should be good enough to justify their actions

Your posts could be a lot shorter if you quit making shit up. I have never said that he should lose his citizenship, I merely pointed to a petition that  is asking for it. Apparently that upsets you.

I have also rightly pointed out that he just used his Canadian citizenship as a tool to get into the US even though that is not grounds to revoke it either. Apparently that upsets you as well.

Rather than addressing the petition, you just want to pick a fight. As usual.

Edited February 25 by Aristides

[CdnFox]

5 hours ago, Aristides said:

Your posts could be a lot shorter if you quit making shit up.

Your posts would be useful if you weren't dumb as a stump

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I have never said that he should lose his citizenship, I merely pointed to a petition that  is asking for it. Apparently that upsets you.

Liar.

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I have also rightly pointed out that he just used his Canadian citizenship as a tool to get into the US even though that is not grounds to revoke it either. Apparently that upsets you as well.

I didn't even comment on that.

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Rather than addressing the petition, you just want to pick a fight. As usual.

I literally addressed the petition. The petition says we should take away his citizenship. I said that was bad and it's his right and we shouldn't. You disagreed all the way along saying it wasn't his right and so on and so forth and are now trying to pretend that you didn't disagree. He said some stupid shit and now as usual you want that to be someone else's fault

I said we shouldn't even consider the possibility of removing somebody's citizenship just because we don't like them. If you agreed with that all you had to say was yes that's true and it was over

As always, don't blame me for your stupid.

 

[BeaverFever]

It doesn’t sound like there’s any basis to revoke his citizenship under existing laws. But even if there was, we’re not there yet IMO. If Trump were to make a clear attempt to annex Canada then I think anyone in his regime would be an enemy of the state and then I would support a special act of parliament to strip citizenship from such people under certain circumstances. 

Edited February 26 by BeaverFever

[Aristides]

1 minute ago, BeaverFever said:

It doesn’t sound like there’s any legal basis to revoke his citizenship but even if there was, we’re not there yet IMO. If Trump were to make a clear attempt to annex Canada then I think anyone in his regime would be an enemy of the state and then I would support a special act of parliament to strip citizenship from such people under certain circumstances. 

No there isn't and the precedent it set could open a real can of worms. Angus himself has said that this is just a statement and was surprised how fast it took off. Looks like it will pass 300,000 sometime today.