A B.C. woman has started a petition asking the prime minister to revoke billionaire Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship.
Nanaimo resident and author Qualia Reed created the petition, which is being sponsored by NDP MP Charlie Angus.
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It claims Musk’s activities in Donald Trump‘s administration have gone against Canada’s national interest and that he is working for a foreign government attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty.
Musk was born in South Africa but has Canadian citizenship through his mother, who was born in Regina.
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Electronic petitions must have at least 500 signatures to be formally presented.
As of Monday morning, the petition has garnered more than 179,000 signatures.
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