When the world's richest man cheers the breakup of your country, is it trolling or strategy? Elon Musk's calls for Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate has Canada asking exactly that.
Musk thrives on provocation; Canada makes convenient content. Under this reading, the posts cost him nothing and harvest engagement.
Musk's business empire — Starlink approvals, auto rules, AI policy — runs through Ottawa. A Canada consumed by unity crises negotiates worse on every file. Chaos isn't a byproduct; it's leverage.
Leaders across the spectrum already gave the only correct answer: Canadians decide. Attention is the currency — stop paying.
Sources: CBC News. Context from the Young Hadene newsroom.
That three provinces should separate from Canada.
Analysts see both readings; neither flatters him.