Recently, Elon Musk has been a name that has been seen all over the news recently. His recent controversies have stayed all over the media and the news. But citizens of Canada have been pushing back based on recent tensions between Canada and the U.S. The SpaceX, Tesla, and X (formally Twitter) CEO is a dual citizen of both Canada and the U.S due to his mother who was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. Musk joined Trump in the White House cabinet for Trump’s second term as president as one of the heads for the new White House department, D.O.G.E (Department of Government Efficiency), a department made to reduce federal government spending. 

  Since Trump started his second term, he has made some decisions affecting other countries, including Canada. Some of these decisions include signing executive orders that increase tariffs, according to AP News, calling Canada the “51st state”, and more which has heightened tensions between the two countries. As PBS reports, Musk has been in support of all of Trump’s decisions during his second presidency. This has angered the Canadian government with Musk.

  As the tensions between the U.S and Canada continue to strengthen, citizens of Canada created a petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship, which was created February 20, 2025. According to the BBC, the reasoning for citizens creating this petition condemns Musk undermining the nation’s sovereignty and acting against Canada’s national interests. The petition specifically states, “[Musk] has used his wealth and power to influence our elections… [He] has now become a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty.”  Musk has responded to the petition; according to the BBC, the CEO posted on the social media platform, X, “Canada is not a real country.” Later, Musk removed the post from his platform.

  Whether or not Musks’ citizenship will actually be removed or not is questionable. According to the BBC, Canadian citizenship can only be removed if the citizen has committed fraud, has misrepresented themselves, or has hid information on an immigration application or citizenship application. If the Canadian parliament decides to rule on the topic it will have to meet several requirements. According to CNN, “An electronic parliamentary petition requires the initial support of at least five Canadians, the authorization of a member of parliament, and an initial review before it can start to gather signatures, according to Canada’s House of Commons.” 

  The petition so far has gained over 200,000 signatures with a member of the Canadian parliament, Charlie Angus, as the petition’s sponsor. The petition remains open until June 20, 2025.