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What is the enmity between the world's richest man Elon Musk and Canada's Prime Minister Trudeau?

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Donald Trump's return to the White House is certain, this has increased the tension of America's friend Canada. The reason is the friendship between Trump and Elon Musk, which can prove to be costly for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Actually, Elon Musk is known for his outspoken statements and comments. He has been constantly criticizing Justin Trudeau and his government for the past several years.

On Thursday also, he posted about Trudeau. While replying to a post by a user X, Elon Musk has predicted Trudeau's defeat in the upcoming elections. General elections are to be held in Canada before 20 October next year, but the condition of the Trudeau government is weak. He is surrounded at home by the issues of illegal infiltration from the border, rising inflation, and unemployment, while the baseless allegations against India have further tarnished his reputation.

On social media platform X, a person tagged Elon Musk and wrote, 'We need your help in Canada to get rid of Trudeau.' Billionaire tech businessman Elon Musk replied to this post and wrote - His departure in the upcoming elections is certain.

This is not the first time that Elon Musk has criticized Trudeau or made a comment against him, he has targeted Trudeau on many occasions before this. Last year, when the Trudeau government brought the Online Streaming Act, Musk had also targeted the Trudeau government fiercely, he accused Trudeau of crushing 'free speech'.


In fact, the Trudeau government wanted to impose regulations on streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, and Spotify as well as on traditional TV and radio broadcasts. Regarding this, the government brought this bill in 2022, which was passed by the Parliament in April 2023.

When Musk called Trudeau Hitler!

In February 2022, Canadian truck drivers protested against the Trudeau government's health policy. These protesters drew the world's attention by blocking roads and bridges, during which Elon Musk, the owner of companies like SpaceX and Tesla, also reacted.

Elon Musk had posted on X comparing Justin Trudeau to Hitler. He had shared a meme with Hitler's picture, which read - 'Stop comparing me to Trudeau.' However, later Elon Musk had to delete this tweet. The American Jewish Committee had also demanded an immediate apology from Elon Musk for this.

Canada calls Musk's offer 'nonsense'

In September, the Trudeau government announced a $2.14 billion loan for Telesat, a Canadian communications company. The money was intended to boost Telesat's low-orbit satellites, especially for remote areas of the country.

Regarding this, Elon Musk has made an offer to the Canadian government, Musk said that his company Starlink, which provides internet service, can provide better facilities to the people of Canada. The Industry Minister of the Trudeau government rejected Musk's offer and called it 'nonsense'.

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