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Poilievre shrugs off Musk's pro-separatist posts: 'Canadians control their own destiny'
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Canadians → shrug → destiny
Conservative leader says 'silly tweets' have 'no power over what Canadians do'
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Canadians → say → what
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed tech billionaire Elon Musk's calls this week for Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate from Canada, saying "Canadians control their own destiny."
"I think we need to spend less time worrying about silly tweets by people who have no power over what Canadians do," Poilievre said in Burlington on Friday.
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Poilievre → dismiss → Friday
"Canadians control their own destiny."
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Canadians → control → destiny
The Conservative leader said more focus should be placed on real issues facing Canadians such as the price of groceries, homes and their economic future.
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focus → say → groceries
"Frankly, people can tweet whatever they want.
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they → tweet → whatever
But tweets and memes do not affect Canada, what affects Canada is the decisions made by the Canadian people."
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affects → affect → people
Musk's comments on Wednesday were contained in his reply to a post on X reporting that Parti Québécois premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said his dream of Quebec independence "will be realized one day."
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dream → contain → independence
Quebec should separate," Musk responded.
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Musk → separate → ?
He then followed up with another post saying: "They would be better off.
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They → follow → post
Alberta and Saskatchewan should separate too."
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Alberta → separate → ?
Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed Musk's comments on Thursday, saying during a news conference in Sherbrooke, Que., that "the future of Canada will be decided by Canadians and the priorities of Canadians and the priorities of the people of Quebec."
He said that the priorities of his government were to build a strong Quebec and a strong Canada that was more sovereign and prosperous.
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that → dismiss → Quebec
Doing that, Carney said, would allow Canadians to "live our lives as we choose" in a way "that respects our language, our culture, our way of life and [is] free from interference from foreign governments and large tech firms that think they can tell us what to do."
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they → do → what
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's response to Musk was much shorter, saying only: "No"
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response → say → Musk
This isn't the first time Musk has taken a step into Canadian politics.
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Musk → take → politics
Early last year used his social media platform to endorse Poilievre and shower him with praise as he reposted his tweets and appl auded his speeches and media interactions.
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he → use → speeches
At the same time, he mocked former prime minister Justin Trudeau over his resignation, borrowing U.S. President Donald Trump's language to refer to him as a "governor" and calling Trudeau an "insufferable tool."
Sask., Alberta premiers reject Elon Musk's call for provinces to separate from Canada
Elon Musk praises Poilievre, mocks Trudeau as he steps into Canadian politics
In Germany, Musk has previously endorsed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader, Alice Weidel, who is a fierce critic of multiculturalism.
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who → mock → multiculturalism
Musk continues to support the AfD despite some prominent members having been ostracized for their failure to condemn the war crimes of the Nazis.
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members → continue → Nazis
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