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Ottawa-The richest man on Earth wants Canada to break apart, calling for three provinces to leave Confederation in the wake of an election in Quebec that brought separatists back to power.
Trillionaire Elon Musk, who attended university in Ontario, has fathered children with multiple Canadian women and has called himself “half Canadian,” said Wednesday that he supports those who want their provinces to be independent.
“Quebec should separate,” he wrote on X, the social media platform he owns and has used to share his views with hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Quebec “would be better off” as its own country, he added. “Alberta and Saskatchewan should separate too.”
On Monday, the Parti Québécois won a minority government after promising a third referendum on independence. In less than two weeks, Albertans will vote on whether that province should remain in Canada or begin the process of holding a legally binding referendum on separation. In Saskatchewan, meanwhile, some polls have shown increased support for secession.
On Wednesday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe responded to Mr. Musk with a single word, posted to X: “No.”
“Our government, our Caucus, and our party support Alberta remaining in Canada,” added Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in a statement.
But Alberta separatists welcomed support from the man who built electric automaker Tesla into a global operation, turned rocket company SpaceX into a major player and has maintained ownership of one of the world’s most powerful social media networks.
He is “somebody that’s done really well and looks at our situation, business-wise, and says we’d be better off on our own. It just gives it some credibility for him to actually think that,” said Mitch Sylvestre, chief executive officer of the Alberta Prosperity Project.
The argument that Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec would be better off outside Canada − “I agree with all of that,” Mr. Sylvestre said. “We’ve made the case over and over again.”
