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By Doug Mainwaring

‘So is the problem that Elon Musk is influential and rich or is it that Elon Musk is not a leftist?’ asked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has stated that George Soros, not Musk, is the real threat to elections and sovereignty. 

Speaking at a 2-hour press conference, at which media had expressed concern about the influence that Elon Musk exerts on both Meloni and on democracies throughout Europe, Meloni asked, “So is the problem that Elon Musk is, let’s say, influential and rich, or is it that Elon Musk is not a leftist?” 

Meloni explained that while Musk expresses opinions, Soros interferes with the domestic politics of nations and uses his money to destabilize countries, according to a report by NDTV.   

“In my opinion, the interference on the sovereignty of a country is when billions are spent to affect political choices by paying political figures, and this has unfortunately happened with us in the past and no one tore their clothes as … it happened,” said Meloni.   

Prime Minister Meloni also said: 

The problem is when wealthy people use their resources to finance parties, associations and political exponents all over the world to influence the political choices of nation-states. That’s not what Musk is doing. This, for example, is what George Soros does. 

I am not aware of Elon Musk financing political parties, associations or political exponents around the world. This, for example, is what George Soros does. And yes, I consider that to be dangerous interference in the affairs of nation states and in their sovereignty. 

Musk has come under heavy fire from leftist forces across the western world for his support of Donald Trump. First Musk vigorously endorsed Trump following the latter’s escape from a July 2024 assassination attempt, and then he accepted a role in Trump’s upcoming administration as co-head, along with Vivek Ramaswamy, of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).   

As such, Musk has become the sworn enemy of those serving in bloated western government bureaucracies.  

The billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX, the CEO of X (formerly Twitter) and other endeavors, Musk has also become a leading advocate for free speech internationally. Stateside, he has opposed the brutal censoring policies of the Biden administration.  

Meanwhile, the 94-year-old, Hungarian-born billionaire financier George Soros has reportedly been the American Democratic Party’s largest donor for many years. He also has a finger in many European pies.  

“Soros’ Open Society Foundations gives international support to illegal migrants to try to fight the legal system in sovereign nations that try to deport them,” notes Hungarian Conservative (HC) magazine. 

“His Media Matters’ main purpose is to harass advertisers of media companies hosting right-wing content and to manufacture negative press about right-wing public figures,” explained HC.   

“He has also funded the campaigns of Attorney Generals across the United States who are lenient with violent criminals, leading to an increase in crime in the major cities of the US.” 

Nevertheless, European progressives continue to see Musk, not Soros, as a threat.  

In recent weeks, Musk has used his prominent position in social media to repeatedly criticize U.K. Prime Minister Kier Starmer and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for decisions and policies he and many others feel are to the detriment of those leaders’ co-nationals.  

From the C2C Journal

By Scott Inniss

Canada’s open immigration policy has often been hailed as a positive thing, contributing to the building
of the country. Yet the Trudeau government’s decade-long determination to drive immigration numbers
ever-higher – a policy that public outcry now has it scrambling away from – has obscured an important
and discouraging phenomenon. Every year, tens of thousands of Canadians leave the country, taking
their skills and ambitions with them, and leaving Canada diminished.

Emigration is the flipside of the immigration issue — a side that has been largely ignored. Statistics
Canada estimates that more than 104,000 people left Canada in 2023-2024, a number than has been
rising for the past few years. Another study put the number of Canadian citizens living abroad in 2016 at
between 2.9 million and 5.5 million, with a “medium” scenario of 4,038,700 — or about 12.6 percent of
the Canadian population that year (the latest for which this kind of analysis exists).

This trend isn’t just an abstract problem; it undermines the very economic goals policymakers hope to
achieve through immigration. Emigrants are younger, better educated, and earn higher incomes than
the average Canadian, according to Statcan’s study: “The departure of people with these characteristics
raises concerns about the loss of significant economic potential and the retention of a highly skilled
workforce.” Canada is losing its best and brightest, many of them to the U.S. A survey by the U.S. Census
Bureau this year said the number of people moving from Canada to the U.S. was up 70 percent from a
decade ago.

Canada’s economic decline is big reason for the exodus. In 2022, all 10 Canadian provinces had median
per capita incomes lower than the lowest-earning American state. Canada’s per capita GDP growth has
also stagnated, with projections placing the country dead last among OECD nations out to 2060. Our
productivity is in decline and business investment is moribund, meaning employers in other countries
are able to pay more and compete for qualified labour.

The high cost of living, particularly skyrocketing housing costs, is an increasingly large factor pushing
skilled Canadians abroad. A recent survey by Angus Reid reported that 28 percent of Canadians are
considering leaving their province due to unaffordable housing, with 42 percent of those considering a
move outside Canada.

Even immigrants to Canada are losing faith and moving on. A recent report from the Institute for
Canadian Citizenship, entitled The Leaky Bucket, found that “onward” migration had been steadily
increasing since the 1980s. A follow-up survey of more than 15,000 immigrants and found that 26
percent said they are likely to leave Canada within two years, with the proportion rising to over 30
percent among federally selected economic immigrants—those with the highest scores in the points
system.

“While the fairy tale of Canada as a land of opportunity still holds for many newcomers,” wrote Daniel
Bernhard, CEO of the ICC, there is undeniably a “burgeoning disillusionment. After giving Canada a try,
growing numbers of immigrants are saying ‘no thanks,’ and moving on.” It’s a particularly stark
phenomenon considering that most immigrants have come from much poorer, less developed and often
autocratic or unsafe nations; that these people find Canada – for decades considered the ultimate
destination among those seeking a better life – to be such a disappointment that the best response is to
leave is a damning indictment.

Consider Elena Secara, an immigrant from Romania who built a life here only to find Canada’s economic
reality falling short of her expectations. After nearly two decades, Secara plans to return to Romania, a
country she sees as improving, while Canada, she says, “is getting worse and worse. Canada is
declining…In Romania there are much more opportunities for professionals, the medical system is
better, the food is better.” And, she adds with a laugh, “Even the roads are better.” One of her sons has
already voted with his feet, and is now living in Romania.

That a country like Romania, for years one of Europe’s poorest and most corrupt nations, can now
attract emigrants from Canada should be sobering for policymakers. Canada is facing ever-greater
competition just as it enters the second decade of what may be its longest and most serious economic
deterioration since Confederation.

Each emigrant lost represents not just an individual choice but a systemic failure to provide opportunity
at home. As the revolving door of emigration spins faster, Canada faces a reckoning. Our political leaders
must address the housing crisis, lower tax burdens, and foster a more competitive economy to retain
the talent Canada desperately needs. Without action, Canada’s silent exodus risks becoming a defining
national failure—one that leaves the country less resilient, less innovative, and less prepared for the
future.

The original, full-length version of this article was recently published in C2C Journal.

Scott Inniss is a Montreal writer.