The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are shutting down a suggestion from U.S. tech titan Elon Musk that the two provinces should split from Canada.
The trillionaire tech businessman and former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump said on his social media platform X that Quebec would benefit from independence, as would the two Prairie provinces.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe had a concise response to Musk on social media: “No.”
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Moe has said he’s a true Canadian but wouldn’t halt a public vote on separation in Saskatchewan if residents petitioned for a plebiscite.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who states she’s voting to stay in Canada in an upcoming provincial referendum, says she also strongly disagrees with Musk’s opinion.
On Oct. 19, Albertans go to the polls to decide if the province should stay in Canada or whether there should be a second binding referendum on separation.
While born in South Africa, Musk holds Canadian citizenship and has lived in several parts of the country.
His mother was born and raised in Saskatchewan, where the tech titan spent time working on a family farm as a teenager.
He moved on to Vancouver before attending Queen’s University in Ontario, where he met his first wife.
With files from Karen Bartko, Global News
Why do we care what some guy thinks global? What about carney being invested in usa what, 91%? Why aren’t you writing articles about that? What about the crime rising throughout the country? Homelessness for Canadians while immigrants get handouts? Food banks are running out of food because of immigrants? 1 in 4 Canadians can’t put food on the table but Canadians are supposed to care what some guy from another country says about ours, great reporting global, really putting Canadians lives and what the progressive government is doing to the country at the forefront hey?
Useless propaganda machine just like cbc and ctv
You know what Elon likes about a liberal, the way their cheeks puff out when he farts in their mouth!
He’s got his head so far up Trump’s A$$ that he’s running out of air and can’t think straight.
He’s not very smart, he just has a lot of smart people working for him.
Elon sh*ts out turds smarter than any liberal, of course he’s right!
Trump’s Bum Buddy! & Epstien!!
Elon is a very smart guy He might be right.
It’s about time the federal government steps in with treason charges
Can you believe a two faced Yankee doodler who supports separatists as the Yankee doodlers followers ? The Yankee doodler in AB and Saskatchewan are still selling and buying American booze .
Elon Musk is not an informed man! Mind your own business, especially in the USA!
He’s hundred percent right!