SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of "crushing free speech" in the country. Musk's statement came in response to a journalist's tweet on the Canadian government having "one of the world's most repressive online censorship schemes".
"The Canadian government, armed with one of the world's most repressive online censorship schemes, announces that all "online streaming services that offer podcasts" must formally register with the government to permit regulatory controls," journalist Glenn Greenwald tweeted on October 1.
Retweeted Greenwald's post, Musk said, "Trudeau is trying to crush free speech in Canada. Shameful."
Trudeau is trying to crush free speech in Canada. Shameful. https://t.co/oHFFvyBGxu
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 1, 2023
His remark came in the wake of tense diplmatic ties between India and Canada. The Canadian PM created an uproar after he alleged India's role in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey in July this year.
India has denied the claims, calling it 'absurd' and 'motivated', while Canada has yet to provide any public evidence to support the claim about Nijjar's killing.
This is not the first time the Trudeau government has been accused of acting against free speech.
News agency ANI reported that in February 2022, Trudeau had invoked emergency powers - for the first time in the country's history - to arm his government with more power to respond to the trucker protests, who were opposing the vaccine mandates at that time.
(Edited by : Akriti Anand)
First Published: Oct 2, 2023 8:53 AM IST
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