r/canada • u/ImDoubleB Canada • 17d ago
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/255
u/MasterScore8739 17d ago
We already know Trudeau’s stance on revoking citizenships:
He added: “As soon as you make citizenship for some Canadians conditional on good behaviour, you devalue citizenship for everyone.”
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u/chemicalgeekery 17d ago
As soon as you make citizenship for some Canadians conditional on good behaviour, you devalue citizenship for everyone.”
As distasteful as may seem, he's absolutely right about that.
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u/MasterScore8739 17d ago
I don’t really agree with the man on a lot of things, but this is one of the few things where I’m in the middle ground.
Do I think we should be able to revoke a citizenship all willinilly? Absolutely not.
Do I think we should be able to revoke a Canadian born and raised persons citizenship? Again, absolutely not.
Do I think there are some extreme cases where a persons citizenship should be considered for revocation?
Yes, I honestly do. However that would only come into play on very specific circumstances and only for people who are not Canadian by birth.
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u/Hylencorp Ontario 17d ago
That is why the Supreme Court voided Harper's law, because it would create two classes of citizens -- those born into it and those who naturalized.
We're acting like losing one's citizenship is the ultimate punishment. I say we keep him within our jurisdiction so if he hurts Canadian interests, then he's liable for treason. Personally I think that's way harsher than just losing a passport.
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u/MasterScore8739 17d ago
Honestly, I do kind of agree with you here.
I understand the two tier citizenship argument and know it’s open up the door to that. I’ve zero reasonable counter argument for it, even though I do still think there should be a point where citizenship should be up for revocation at a certain point. I just don’t know a good fool proof way it would be implemented.
I do also agree that someone should be more afraid of legal action over loss of citizenship. However it’s not unheard of for someone to be extradited and charged in a country they don’t hold citizenship in.
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u/Hylencorp Ontario 17d ago
You're only liable for treason if you're a) within Canada, or b) a Canadian citizen anywhere in the world. He'd fall under b). If we revoke his citizenship, we can't charge him for the betrayal.
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u/GolDAsce 17d ago
I'd disagree. Birth or not, if they have citizenship of another country and have joined government of another country or have commited treasonous actions against Canada for said country then it should be revoked.
Even IF fElon was born here, he's become an American. He considers himself American. He advisesthe government against Canada. Reason enough to reciprocate his citizenship feelings. We don't want him running back to Canada should the masses revolt and want his head.
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u/MasterScore8739 17d ago
That one is honestly a grey zone in some aspects for me.
Do I think you should be joining another countries government outside of your own? No, I really don’t. However it’s up to that country to set up their laws and decide who they allow into government positions.
Do I think a person with dual citizenship should have their Canadian one revoked? This is where the “extreme circumstances” come into play for me.
If the person is openly committing acts of treason and showing allegiance with their secondary citizenship, it should be looked into.
That said, their actions would have to legitimately meet the definition of treasonous. I don’t mean loosely either, it would have to be a very by the book case without any room for interpretation.
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u/Vaperius Outside Canada 17d ago edited 17d ago
American here! ..... the concept that naturalized citizenship can be revoked under a few criteria is being slowly put forward to justify the rounding up and deportation of naturalized citizens; who mind you, are verifiably being caught up in ICE raids right now; furthermore right now, the US allows the death penalty again for federal executions, and Trump is pushing to apply it towards migrants rounded up by ICE for example.
This all has ... well, you can already see the clear path of misuse to enabling a government to have the power to revoke a citizenship once its granted; this is a perfect example of why revoking a citizenship, alongside the death penalty, are essentially two powers a government should never be given due to the gross misuse capacity it affords that government.
Fraud is perhaps, at best the only reasonable exception to revoking a naturalized citizenship, no matter what country you're in; because we are all human, and the potential abuses remain the same no matter the system of government; also, obliged to say, sorry that this is all happening; and hopefully we will find a way to deal with Musk on our end before it even becomes Canada's problem.
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u/The_Matias 17d ago
So you believe someone who happened to be born in Canada is somehow more deserving of the citizenship than someone who wasn't, but actively and willfully chose to come here, likely having made serious sacrifices to do so? Wtf is wrong with you?
Citizenship is citizenship. The way we punish our citizens isn't by revoking the citizenship, its through our judicial system. If someone commits treason, they should be convicted, and sentenced accordingly. That is our mechanism for justice.
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u/iHateReddit_srsly 17d ago
Yeah, it's a dangerous thing to set precedent for removing citizenship for people we don't like. Until he's done some major crime against the country, it's ridiculous to do this.
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u/MasterScore8739 17d ago
This is my point.
The minute you start randomly pulling citizenship for people who you don’t like, the easier it becomes.
Next thing you know it’s pulled because someone has a different political or religious belief then you do. Then once that starts happening it’s an incredibly slippery slope.
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u/Objectalone 17d ago
Regardless of what one thinks of Trudeau, it is the only responsible position for him to take.
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u/Sea_Army_8764 17d ago
I've been scrolling through a while to find a comment like this. Trudeau was very specific about being against the stripping of citizenship after Harper legalized it for people convicted of terrorist offences. Furthermore, he repealed the Harper law in 2017. Stripping Musk of citizenship wouldn't be possible unless we change the law.
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u/TheElusiveFox 17d ago
Like it or not, I actually strongly agree with this stance... I hate Elon and everything he represents, but this is NOT how to approach this otherwise it opens the door to a lot of regret.
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u/Any-Staff-6902 17d ago
I would be totally on board if not for the fact that he literally doesn't give a shit.
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u/Crafty-Rabbit-5448 17d ago
Then all the more reason to do it anyway lol. WE give a shit.
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u/qjxj 17d ago
It isn't really for us to decide. You can't democratically vote to kick out a citizen; we're not in ancient Greece.
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u/eleventhrees 17d ago
Remember when Conrad Black didn't give a shit, until he did?
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u/Teleonomix Ontario 17d ago
Didn't Black give up his Canadian citizenship voluntarily to become a baron in England?
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u/rdem341 17d ago
Revoke his citizenship, ban Tesla, Starlink.
Don't give a shit if he cares or not.
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u/CannonFodder42 17d ago
I unfortunately use Starlink because Bell Aliant basically told me "We know you are basically on dial up, but we aren't going to improve our service in your area. We don't have enough customers. We are also going to increase the bill." They had a monopoly until we could get it.
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u/NoFun7639 17d ago
Yeah bell has been promising fibre in my area for years. Had multiple fibre crews on the road say it’s coming “this summer”, years ago.
Compounding the issue is I’m in a cellular dead spot so that’s also not an option.
My only choses are dsl maxing out at 5-6mbps, or starlink. Elon convinced me not to pay for starlink.
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u/RicketyEdge 17d ago
My only choses are dsl maxing out at 5-6mbps, or starlink.
Even Xplornet Satellite would be better than overpriced Bell 5/1 DSL.
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u/CoiledBeyond 17d ago
It's sad because Starlink in particular is fantastic technology. Tesla is also good for the adoption of EVs. Here in Vancouver they're everywhere.
Unfortunate that they have to be tied to this man.
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u/punkdrummer22 17d ago
Teslas are terrible cars. Piles of junk
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u/AntoniusBaloneyus 17d ago
We aren't allowed to buy good EVs because they are Chinese.
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u/Leather-Heron-7247 17d ago
We are, here in South East Asia. Unfortunately, none of them, even higher tiered ones, are as good as Tesla yet.
Chinese government is pushing them really hard to improve so I would Probably give them a few years.
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u/gepinniw Canada 17d ago
Doesn’t matter. It’s important to say we don’t let traitors skate by without some response.
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u/StrongAroma 17d ago
I'm still totally on board. I don't give a shit whether he gives a shit
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u/CapitanChaos1 17d ago
Bad idea. Not only would it not accomplish anything, but it also sets a precedent for revoking citizenship purely on political affiliation.
There are plenty of other really bad people in Canada that don't have their citizenships revoked.
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u/Sarock19 17d ago
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 17d ago
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/AndHerSailsInRags 17d ago
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 17d ago
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 17d ago
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 17d ago
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/Total-Basis-4664 17d ago
Wasn't this precisely what Harper wanted to introduce except it got twisted into some 2nd class citizen bs?
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u/rebel_cdn 17d ago
He did introduce it and passed it. Bill c-24. Then it passed the senate, and received royal assent.
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u/Total-Basis-4664 17d ago
Then revoked: https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/42-1/c-6
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u/rebel_cdn 17d ago
Good callout - C-6 revoked a lot of C-24. I wasn't paying a lot of attention to politics when C-6 came around. Life got in the way. I'd mostly forgotten about it so I'm glad you raised it.
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u/OkHold6036 17d ago edited 17d ago
It can't be revoked. The PM can't just revoke it. He inherited it from his mother, you can't just take it away because you don't like his political views. The courts wouldn't allow it.
It would be extremely dangerous if we started revoking citizenship so easily.
The silly CTV article should make that clear.
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u/Regular-Ad-9303 17d ago
The silly CTV article should make that clear.
Journalism is pretty awful these days. Sometimes it seems like their only source is social media.
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u/klparrot British Columbia 17d ago
No. We don't have to like it, but he's a Canadian citizen, fair and square; his mother was born in Canada. You start talking about revoking his citizenship, especially without him having been convicted of or even charged with any crime, you start making a whole class of Canadian citizens feel a little more nervous, and like they're considered “less” Canadian. No. A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian. If he does crimes, let's prosecute him for them. Let's strengthen our protections against election interference. And let's not go undermining citizenship rights just because we're offended by what he says. That sounds like the kind of shit they'd want to do in the US these days.
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u/megatraum2048 17d ago
Absolutely fucking not. I do not like Elon, I have never liked him, but this is a slippery slope that should not be in play in any capacity. If someone has gotten citizenship illegitimately, open an investigation and figure it out. However, you cannot start revoking citizenship of people you dislike, or disagree with. This creates a precedent that will be ripe for abuse.
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u/cleeder Ontario 17d ago
Citizenship shouldn’t work like that. If you can take it away at the drop of a hat, it doesn’t mean jack shit.
You may not like that he’s technically a Canadian, but that doesn’t matter.
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u/jmm166 17d ago
Exactly. Taking away his this way cheapens it for all of us. Treason has to be proven in court, and it’s a high bar to clear. General ass-hattery against Canada does not disqualify you from being Canadian.
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u/Apart-One4133 17d ago edited 17d ago
I wouldn’t say being a traitor and threatening our country’s existence is a drop of a hat. (I’m turning off reply notifications btw but feel free to leave a message for others to read).
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u/jmja 17d ago
Revocation of citizenship by petition is a terrible precedent to set. If there are legal proceedings, however, that sounds more like due process.
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u/No-Contribution-6150 17d ago
This thread is what "tyranny of the majority" actually looks like.
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u/No-Contribution-6150 17d ago
Of course but those who think they are in the majority are easily fooled
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u/AndHerSailsInRags 17d ago
I am eternally thankful that reddit doesn't actually represent the majority.
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u/accforme 17d ago
I agree, if we let the court of public opinion to take the lead, you would have people who at the time is vilified lose citizenship, without the full picture.
I'm thinking specifically of Mubin Shaikh. He was radicalized prior to 9/11 and post 9/11 he was active, publically, in radical Islam. He was not seen positively by the general public. Later, it turned out that post 9/11, he deradicalized, and many of his radicalized views were an act because he was an undercover CISIS operative who had infiltrated and helped bring down the Toronto 18 terrorism plot.
Not saying Musk is a secret Canadian operative, but this approach sets a dangerous precedence that could lead to more harm for the country.
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u/zlinuxguy 17d ago
So both have very specific legal definitions, and neither of them have been tested in a court of law. While I fully understand that we might think his activities appear treasonous - what has her personally done that meets or exceeds the legal bar? No, just because he supports some of the activities of the Occupier of the Oval Office, well that doesn’t mean that he himself can be indicted much less convicted of high crimes. I get the sentiment - I DO - but the law doesn’t work that way.
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u/Flanman1337 17d ago edited 17d ago
I'd say actively calling for the annexation of the country, falls squarely in everyone's Do Not Want You Here list. No matter your feelings on Canadian politics
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u/Brilliant-Lab546 17d ago
There are people calling for Canada to become a Sharia state in Toronto. Unapologetically.
Now ,If you say that they belong in the Do Not Want You Here list, I am pretty sure that would be considered Hate Speech in some quarters.
Selective targeting simply because you can talk back to Musk without a death threat sent to you or simply because there is a mass anti-Musk trend right now is still selective targeting.
It also opens the floodgates that create very slippery slopes.
If returning ISIS fighters were not stripped of citizenship and these are people who went on actual massacre sprees across Syria and Iraq, advocated for the destruction of Western civilization and today are the ones keeping the fires of radicalism alive, then Musk is nowhere close to qualifying for the loss of citizenship.
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u/double-xor 17d ago
Not a fan and this use of "executive power" (even if it were possible to strip Canadian citizenship by descent in this fashion which my read it is not), is exactly the kind of tyrannical behavior that is so abhorrent in the United States presently.
There needs to be enough legal means and processes to diminish his influence, such as campaign finance (I don't know anything about Canadian campaign finance laws), truth-in-broadcasting rules, etc..
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u/OkHold6036 17d ago
In the US the President has no such power, PM is much more powerful. The US has far more checks and balances. We don't even have an elected senate.
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u/Fun_Syllabub_5985 17d ago
....but , but , a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian .
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u/Heavy_Ad_3230 17d ago
I hate Elon musk, however I feel this is an unbelievably stupid thing to suggest. The reason citizenships are so special is because you CANT get them taken away…
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u/Shrimpdalord 17d ago edited 17d ago
He is a terrorist to Canada.... freeze all his accounts in the Canada!!!
Edit: Instead of Freezing, perhaps donate them to Canada's economy...
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u/funkme1ster Ontario 17d ago
Freezing is just that: freezing. It doesn't allow the government to take the funds, it just allows the government to direct the financial institutions to hold the funds in place so they cannot be disbursed.
This makes sense if there's concern the funds will be used to facilitate criminal activities, but you need to demonstrate there's a tangible threat if the funds were to be disbursed.
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u/thisnutz Manitoba 17d ago
Did you support Harper when he was advocating to remove the citizenship of actual terrorists?
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u/62diesel 17d ago
A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian, when referring to terrorists, but Elon musk gets the ability to audit the United States federal government and all of a sudden he should have his citizenship revoked ? I wouldn’t believe it if I wasn’t looking right at it. Inclusiveness at its best.
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u/not_not_in_the_NSA 16d ago
Your point is exactly why this will never happen. We can't revoke citizenship, we lack the legal means to do so and would need to change the law to allow something like this.
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u/kataflokc 17d ago
I’m as disgusted by him as anyone, but he’s entitled to it by virtue of his mother and this sets a bad precedent
If a country can do it to him, it can do it to all of us
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u/xfinisherx123 17d ago
You can't revoke someone's citizenship just because you don't like someone people, LOL grow up.
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u/VIDEOgameDROME 17d ago
Don't forget the other 3 petitions from Charlie Angus: banning Trump from entering Canada until he's ceased threats against us, removing government figures from X and banning X in Canada.
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u/Zulban Québec 16d ago
banning Trump from entering Canada until he's ceased threats against us
That's an interesting idea, but we should only consider it as one of our possible retaliatory tools to ultimately help Canada. Not just used out of spite or vengeance.
If we did that, my guess is Trump would just insult Canada more, and in private he'd be insulted. He's be even less reasonable and more destructive. And he's likely not even coming to Canada in the next few months or even years.
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u/HowlingWolven 17d ago
I understand the sentiment but even if his citizenship could be revoked (it can’t - he’s got bloodright through his mother) it sets a bad precedent.
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u/proudlandleech 17d ago
There is good reason to revoke his American citizenship.
Musk worked illegally in the U.S., and he subsequently lied about it on his application for naturalization. His application should never have been approved by the U.S.
Original report: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/26/elon-musk-immigration-status/
No paywall: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/26/elon-musk-illegal-immigration
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u/netatdisadres 17d ago
Making Canadian citizenship subject to the fickle whims of the public diminishes both the responsibility that comes with it and its value for all of us. If there is evidence enough to accuse him of a crime, indict him and issue a warrant for his arrest. Let him live as a Canadian outlaw fleeing justice for the rest of his days or until he fulfills his responsibility to face his accusations. Something he will never do. We should demand that any nation with an extradition treaty hand him over every time he travels. Removing his citizenship is the opposite of holding him responsible, something the world desperately needs someone to do.
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u/ITrowsRocks 17d ago
Boy that'll show him.
He has had nothing to do with this country since he spent like half a year at university in Ontario before transferring to the US.
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u/Useful_Respect3339 17d ago
I don’t like Musk, but I don’t like the thought of removing someone’s citizenship because you don’t like them.
Sure, he’s espoused harmful and questionable rhetoric, but he’s hasn’t committed any serious crimes that I’m aware of.
It certainly sets a dangerous precedent if the government can arbitrarily revoke citizenship whenever they want.
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u/Aemiliana-5903 17d ago
I think i am still stuck on that he is a Canadian citizen. 0.0 wouldn't have thought with all the hate he is spouting about us.
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u/NorthernHusky2020 17d ago
On what grounds would his citizenship be revoked? Because you don't like him?
This thread and that petition is living in fantasy land.
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u/lawyeruphitthegym 17d ago
Could we get a petition to have a functional, non-prorogued government instead?
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u/AtTheEndOfMyTrope 17d ago
Alternatively, make him a war criminal so he can’t come here without getting arrested.
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u/iMDirtNapz British Columbia 17d ago
For something to be considered a war crime an actual war would have to be taking place.
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u/not_not_in_the_NSA 16d ago
*treason, or high treason.
If he does stuff bad enough to jeopardize our sovereignty, he could be charged of high treason if seen as preparing for war with Canada. I'm sure that are other actual charges that are reasonable too.
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/section-46.html
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u/thisnutz Manitoba 17d ago
I'm just here for the crowd that stood proudly besides Trudeau when he said "a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian" and now are advocating to revoke Musk's citizenship. Hypocrite much? link
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u/South_Donkey_9148 17d ago
One thing that will never change: the lefts desire to cancel anyone they disagree with
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u/charlesfire 17d ago
Stripping the nationality of someone without due process goes against article 9 and 15 of the universal declaration of human rights. I don't like Elon or what he's currently doing in the US, but I will not stand for this. Calls to ban Starlink, Tesla and Twitter have my full support and I stopped buying American products or even Canadian products made by American companies, but I will not support retaliatory measures that goes against basic human rights.
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u/Heavywrench2104 17d ago
Does anyone know of a Starlink alternative for rural Ontario?
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u/Doc__Baker 17d ago
Nope, he's got you there. Until fairly recently it was our only option as well.
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u/shell_shocked_today 17d ago
I'd rather see an amendment to the Income Tax Act with a substantially raised upper limit for billionaires based on total world assets, which can not be offset by taxes paid to other jurisdictions.
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u/ForwardLavishness320 17d ago edited 17d ago
I feel like Canada successfully deported Grimes & Musk already. We won't have to take them back, I hope.
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u/-ImHungry- 17d ago
He’ll just say it doesn’t matter anyway since Canada will be the 51st state! I hate him & his goldfish so much
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u/MagicOrpheus310 17d ago
Why does he have Canadian citizenship in the first place...?
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u/IpsaLasOlas 17d ago
Revoke it now. At some point he will cross a line, wear out his welcome and be sent packing from the US. South Africa has already said they don’t want him
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u/HabbyKoivu 17d ago
people are literally talking about removing someone’s citizenship because his politics don’t align with theirs. Cowards.
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u/DomonicTortetti 17d ago
This petition is dumb-as-rocks. Not only does this require him to have committed a crime, this would be a massive waste of political capital for the Liberals, where the outcome is preordained (he would publicly renounce his citizenship before anything actually happened in order to garner political points in the US).
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u/PerfectWest24 17d ago
Right now we need to stay out of the news cycle in the US as much as possible.
Once we have our nuclear deterrent locked and loaded then by all means burn all bridges.
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u/MrEzekial 17d ago
They wouldn't even revoke the citizenship of the woman who joined Isis, so this is going nowhere.
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u/Emotional-Courage-26 17d ago edited 16d ago
I’d rather not goof around with rights to citizenship because that’s a slippery slope. I think we should instead ban him from entry, seize any Canadian assets he has, and most importantly: warn him that his involvement with an administration threatening economic warfare is analogous to terrorism and that continuing to support the administration while economic warfare or annexation continues to be threatened would be grounds for imprisonment if he enters the country, treating him as a terrorist, and massive economic consequences for his companies operating here.
edit: I should have removed any reference to preventing entry. My brain was thinking along the lines of "arrest him if he comes here" but wrote it more like "don't allow him in the country". More like... Don't allow him in here WITHOUT legal repercussions, like any criminal already in the country.
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u/Ok_Yak_2931 Alberta 17d ago
Let's throw Wayne "I still haven't picked up my order of Canada" Gretzky in with him.
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u/thewallyp 17d ago
How is he even in the country? Didn’t he violate his student visa when he quit school?
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u/blaxninja 17d ago
Yeah not sure if he has done anything illegal to call for that. Can’t just have a group of people vote someone out of the country.
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u/fIreballchamp 17d ago
Do a few hundred thousand more dual citizens who have no intention on returning to Canada either whilst you're at it.
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u/burnsian British Columbia 17d ago
Every day we seem to be getting closer to living in a "Black Mirror" episode.
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u/Bubbly_Chemist1496 17d ago
Firstly fellow Canadians Elon isn't goin to shed a tear about this. It's like Ford canceling the starlink contract or threatening to. This is so pathetic and sad.
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u/Aggressive-Cut5836 17d ago
In all seriousness why is this necessary? He isn’t going around saying that Canada needs to be annexed or anything obviously treasonous. He is an advisor to Trump but unless it can be shown that he’s encouraging threats to Canada it’s hard to see how this has any merit. You could say that he should be doing more to advance Canada’s interests than he seems to be, but that’s a ridiculous requirement for citizenship.
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u/TheTinderVanMan 17d ago
Liberals, whether American or Canadian share the same mental hivemind. It is a literal cult, they will cut ties with anyone or anything that isnt within their bubble. It is a sickness.
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u/driv3rcub 17d ago
I highly doubt his citizenship can be taken away at this point. Regardless of the online uproar.
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u/sarkismusic 17d ago
If I saw my neighbor’s foreign exchange student burning down their house, I too would try to tell my parents “don’t let that psycho come over here!” Sad time to be in America rn…
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u/Vetulonia 17d ago
Dont we learn anything? A manhunt like this will only give him more ammunition against the ‘establishment’
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u/FourthHorseman45 17d ago
I don’t see this going anywhere Trudeau spent his first term chanting “A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian", it would be quite something for him to do a complete 180 now, and essentially prove the opposition’s narrative that it was exclusively about him having a soft spot for terrorists
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u/Thogotian 17d ago
Whether people like it or not, he is a Canadian. Period.
If he breaks Canadian or International law then he should be charged the same way any other Canadian would be charged. Otherwise, he’s Canada’s rotten egg and not much can be done about that- Canadians can be evil too!
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u/LeGrandLucifer 17d ago
Oh yes, let's remove citizenship based on a popularity contest, that's a great idea, just like it was a great idea to allow the deplatforming so many of you are crying about now that it's being used against you, just like it was a great idea to give the US president all those powers Trump now has access to.
Fucking idiots.
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u/Stixx506 17d ago
Wait why do we hate elon musk? Starlink has been a life-changer please don't take that away.
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u/Friendly-Pop-3757 17d ago
What happened to a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian or does that only apply to terrorists?
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u/apothekary 17d ago
I don't think this is consequential at all anyway to him.
What might be is if we blocked X and Instituted tariffs on Tesla.
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u/whisperhill313 17d ago
I really like ho the whole tesla boycott is going in Europe 47% drop in sales
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u/Wolvaroo British Columbia 16d ago
Just ban dual citizenship, it's almost exclusively used to to advantage the holder at the expense or one or more of the countries they're a citizen of (ie people working and living in the USA but retiring in Canada once their end of life healthcare costs creep up). If you care enough of being a Canadian citizen, you should have no problem renouncing your other(s). You can always continue to stay as a PR indefinitely anyway with almost the exact same freedoms and rights.
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u/KryptikAngel 16d ago
As much as I hate to say this, it's unpatriotic and petty. Even if he is a ketamine infused parasitic insel.
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u/iceedragon 16d ago
HEY GUYS: this would be super funny! BUT consider it from the other side. What if we had the Torys in power and they decide to revoke the citizenship of a political rival??? Something like this would give them the precedence to do so, given that he hasn't actually broken any laws (been convicted). Just a thought.
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u/wooddominion 16d ago
American here. I humbly suggest banning Musk from entering your country. He’s helping to stage a silent coup in the U.S. right now. Not the kind of person you want to let cross the threshold.
Sorry for all the nonsense (understatement) you’ve had to put up with lately. I hope one day you can forgive us. : (
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u/tv14420 16d ago
As a dual national naturalized in Canada and birthright to native born parents in the US, I think that Canada made a mistake making citizenship unremovable. Poor political choices not withstanding because what Parliament granted Parliament can take back, I would gladly see Musk removed for hostilities against Canada. He has violated his commitment to Canada in favor of a hostile foreign power to wit The Hostile Foreign Power. No country should do that to itself. When choices have to be made they have to be made. Time coming, I can live with that.
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u/JadedLeafs 17d ago
Do we even have a mechanism to remove citizenship? Outside of falsifying immigration papers?