NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Pierre Poilievre is just going to do whatever tech mogul Elon Musk tells him.
Speaking at the Canadian Labour Congress’ political action conference, Singh attacked Musk for his involvement with President Donald Trump and mocked Poilievre for joking about his child needing to talk to Musk if he wants to go to Mars.
“Elon Musk is part of an administration that threatened our country. That threatened Canadian jobs. That threatened our sovereignty. Threatened to use economic pressure against our country,” said Singh.
“He (Poilievre) said he’s a great guy. He wants to go to Mars. ‘My kiddo, my kiddo wants to go to Mars.’ Yeah even with the Nazi sign, he’s accepted the endorsement.”
Singh was referring to a gesture Musk made at an inauguration day rally for Trump, though Musk denies the gesture had any sinister meaning.
Singh then claimed that Poilievre is Musk’s ‘guy’ and implied that Musk has influence over the decisions that the Conservative leader makes.
“Elon Musk knows that Pierre Poilievre is his guy in Canada. That’s his guy. He knows that he’ll do whatever he wants, he’s not gonna upset that endorsement,” Singh said. “Guy runs one of the biggest social media platforms, he’s not gonna take him on, he’s not gonna fight back.”
Musk has signalled his approval of Poilievre repeatedly on X, commenting on his videos and complimenting his rhetoric.
A few weeks ago, Poilievre was asked if he accepts Musk’s endorsement, to which he responded by asking Musk to open Tesla factories in Canada.
“The fact is that it would be nice if we could convince Mr. Musk to open some of his factories here in Canada. Create some high paying jobs for our people,” said Poilievre.
“So if I ever get a chance to meet Mr, Musk what I would say is: How do we make this an economy where we bring home hundreds of billions of dollars of investment to Canada so that our people get the paychecks?”
Musk has not backed away from sharing his opinions on Canadian politics, routinely bashing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over woke politics, free speech, and government regulation.