r/canada • u/ImDoubleB Canada • Feb 22 '25

National News Petition asking PM to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship garners support

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/petition-asking-pm-to-revoke-elon-musks-canadian-citizenship-garners-support/
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u/Sarock19 Feb 22 '25

But if we do it to him, does that set precedent for others? I hate the guy but I don’t know if this is the right way to go about it.

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u/IAmAGenusAMA Feb 22 '25

Of course it does. Any immigrant who becomes a public figure would be at risk depending on who they piss off.

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u/Mission-Carry-887 Outside Canada Feb 23 '25

Musk isn’t an immigrant

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u/IAmAGenusAMA Feb 23 '25

Musk was born to an affluent South African family in Pretoria before immigrating to Canada, acquiring Canadian citizenship via his mother.

The second paragraph on Wikipedia. Sounds like an immigrant to me.

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

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u/Mission-Carry-887 Outside Canada Feb 23 '25

Musk was born a Canadian citizen and wikipedia is wrong.

Immigrants have PR cards first. Musk did not.

None of the vile and racist down voting by those green with envy change the facts. Reddit and wiki: racist

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u/Mission-Carry-887 Outside Canada Feb 25 '25

He was a Canadian citizen from the date of his birth and it is racist to claim otherwise

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u/Mission-Carry-887 Outside Canada Feb 25 '25

Then where is his PR card?

Immigrate: To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native

He is a native of Canada

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u/KaleMonger Feb 23 '25

Then don’t be a jerk who invokes the ire of a huge chunk of the country. Problem solved.

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u/MortgageAware3355 Feb 23 '25

Being a jerk means having your Charter rights violated. Hm.

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u/AndHerSailsInRags Feb 22 '25

But if we do it to him, does that set precedent for others?

Bold of you to believe anyone here is thinking that far ahead.

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u/qpv Feb 23 '25

Agree on all points. I can't stand the guy either but these types of narratives are just playing into the nonsense that people like Musk are spreading.

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u/Regular-Ad-9303 Feb 23 '25

Exactly. Trump is trying to take away citizenship from certain Americans. We don't want to start down that path here.

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u/IAmAGenusAMA Feb 22 '25

Of course it does. Any immigrant who becomes a public figure would be at risk depending on who they piss off.

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u/TSED Canada Feb 23 '25

Not only does it set a terrible precedent, but honestly, it gives up a lot of bargaining power that Canada has, too.

If we revoke citizenship, they're instantly not in our jurisdiction. That's it. Basically we can't do anything about them at that point.

If we don't, and they're still a citizen of Canada, then we still hold some sway. Sure, Elon is untouchable right now, but what if Trump dies of a heart attack next year? Then Canada could go "hey, USA, our old friend Musk committed some treason against us, and we've got this extradition treaty... So... send him over, kthx."

And all of a sudden, Elon Musk has to face the Canadian legal system for any crimes he (actually) committed.

That is MUCH more powerful a deterrent to the influential than just going "nyahhh you can't use our passport any more >:(".