Elon Musk is appalled by Justin Trudeau's efforts to stifle free speech.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, blasted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday for attempting to stifle free speech in his country, calling it 'disgraceful'.
After the Canadian government made registration with the government for "regulatory controls" mandatory for online streaming platforms, he responded. Author-journalist Glenn Greenwald posted on X: "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".
Musk responded, "Trudeau is attempting to suppress freedom of speech in Canada." "A disgrace" When one of his followers suggested that Trudeau should alter his name to "Falsedeau", the tech billionaire responded with a crying face emoji.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that India's diplomatic dispute with Canada was discussed in his meeting with top US officials Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and that he gave them both an exhaustive account of India's case, including its assessment of "a very permissive Canadian attitude towards terrorists.
The United States has supported Canada's claim that India was responsible for the June murder of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. The United States has publicly and privately urged India to assist the investigation. New Delhi has dismissed the allegations as "absurd" but stated that it would examine any evidence provided by Canada. However, Ottawa has not furnished India with any evidence nor presented it publicly.
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