Tesla protests held in Canada as part of 'global day of action' against Elon Musk

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 29, 2025 3:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Hundreds of protests astatine Tesla showrooms astir the satellite are expected connected Saturday, including aggregate ones organized crossed Canada.

Dubbed the Tesla Takedown's Global Day of Action, it is the latest objection by those who entity to the relation Tesla CEO Elon Musk has played successful the medication of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Protests are expected successful Canadian cities, including Ottawa, Montreal, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Halifax, arsenic good arsenic 4 scheduled successful B.C.'s Lower Mainland implicit the weekend.

Demonstrators accidental they privation radical to merchantability their Tesla vehicles and dump immoderate banal successful the company.

Vancouver constabulary person said they'll beryllium deploying much than 130 other officers to support bid astatine protests.

The section said officers are investigating 28 anti-Tesla incidents since Trump's inauguration connected Jan. 20, including "hateful words and symbols spray-painted connected buildings, eggs thrown astatine cars, and windshields smashed" astatine dealerships and charging stations.

Earlier this month, organizers of the Vancouver International Auto Show banned Tesla due to the fact that of concerns astir the information of workers, attendees and exhibitors.

Musk heads the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency and has been tied to controversies that see publically voicing enactment for the far-right Alternative for Germany enactment and laying disconnected thousands of national workers.

In Canada, Musk has drawn disapproval for supporting Trump's plans to marque Canada the 51st U.S. authorities and calling then-prime curate Justin Trudeau the country's "governor" successful a January societal media exchange.

Additionally, an online petition was launched successful February asking Trudeau to portion Musk of his Canadian citizenship, accusing the CEO of engaging successful activities that "go against the nationalist involvement of Canada." It received more than 375,000 signatures.