Elon Musk has historic ties to Canada and a keen interest in its politics — but his involvement with the country could soon increase markedly, says one US lawmaker.

Rep. Jamie Raskin has highlighted Musk’s Canadian citizenship, which he inherited through his mother, as a basis to become leader of the nation of 40 million people.

The Democrat’s comments come as Musk reportedly steps down from his role in the US Trump administration, and as Canada heads into a tumultuous and unpredictable general election.

Musk, 53, who lived and studied in Canada from 1989 to 1992, has maintained an interest in his former home and regularly comments on its fast-changing political scene.

He famously branded Canada’s former Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an ‘insufferable tool,’ and has endorsed the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

But the world’s richest man has so far said nothing about seeking high office in Canada, and did not answer DailyMail.com’s request for comment.

Any long-shot bid by Musk to join Canada’s parliament or even its highest office would have to overcome a daunting series of constitutional and practical hurdles.

They range from Musk’s eligibility for office to conflicts of interest over his business empire, and practical questions about which political party would back his candidacy.

Elon Musk’s mom is Canadian, which allowed him to obtain Canadian citizenship and move there in 1989

Meanwhile, Musk is not deemed to be very popular north of the border, where hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition to revoke his citizenship.

Raskin, a constitutional law professor, raised the prospect of Musk entering Canadian politics at a recent speaking event.

He revealed his outlandish theory about why US President Donald Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state, and it involves Musk.

Raskin argued that if Trump brings Panama, Greenland, and Canada into an expanded US, it would require a new constitution — and that would allow Musk to run for president.

‘They want to bring in Panama. They want to bring in Greenland. They want to bring in Canada, where Elon Musk is a citizen after he left his apartheid South Africa,’ Raskin said.

‘Why? Because they believe that this new consortium will require a new constitution that would allow Elon Musk to run for president.’

Raskin’s comments about Musk using Canada’s politics as a stepping stone to the Oval Office have been panned as a ‘bizarre conspiracy theory.’

Still, the Maryland lawmaker has sparked a conversation about Musk’s potential in Canada’s general election on April 28.

Canadians rally against Elon Musk and his Tesla vehicles outside a dealership in Vancouver

Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney called a snap general election on April 28

The Conservative Party and its leader Pierre Poilievre are now trailing in the opinion polls

Musk was born in South Africa in 1971. His mother Maye Musk is Canadian, which allowed him to obtain Canadian citizenship and move there in 1989.

The following year, he entered Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania in the US in 1992.

Last year, Musk famously posted a photo of himself wearing an ‘I Love Canada’ shirt, with some key letters conspicuously covered by his jacket.

He’s since become more deeply embroiled in Canadian politics

He’s repeatedly mocked the former progressive Liberal leader, Trudeau, and praised the Conservative opposition head Poilievre, who shares the MAGA anti-woke agenda.

Musk is a close ally of Trump, and runs his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in an administration that seeks to make Canada the 51st state of America.

Many Canadians object to this, and took aim at Musk through a symbolic petition in February.

The document charges that he is working ‘against the national interest of Canada’ by becoming a member of a foreign government that seeks to ‘erase Canadian sovereignty.’

It also demands that Musk’s Canadian citizenship is revoked.

So far, it has received nearly 370,000 signatures and been endorsed by an MP from Ontario.

Musk has endorsed Poilievre, whose anti-woke campaign echoes the MAGA movement across the border

A petition to revoke Musk’s Canadian citizenship has garnered nearly 370,000 signatures

Responding to the petition on X, Musk said: ‘Canada is not a real country.’

The large number of signatures however raises questions about whether Musk, an outspoken and nerdy tech maven, would be successful at the ballot box.

Trump had reportedly told members of his Cabinet that Musk will soon leave DOGE and return to the private sector.

He was branded politically ‘toxic’ this week after he poured millions of dollars into an election in Wisconsin, only to be roundly rejected by voters.

Musk’s candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court was defeated by 10 percentage points on Tuesday — losing by a greater margin than any of the other Republicans running for statewide office.

He suffers from a low-and-falling popularity score in the US, says a survey from Marquette Law School. Just 38 percent of respondents approved of him personally.

Musk’s relative unpopularity across North America would make him an odd choice for either of Canada’s main political parties.

Canada operates under the so-called Westminster system, meaning prime ministers govern with the confidence of a majority of the members of the House of Commons.

Any Musk effort to become Canada’s prime minister would effectively require the backing of either the Liberal or Conservative parties.

The trouble is, both blocs already have a leader.

US President Donald Trump has privately said Musk will soon step down from his role as his efficiency tsar 

Musk’s business interests and social media platform at odds could put him at odds with Canada’s conflict of interest rules for public officials  

The ruling Liberals last month elected former central banker Mark Carney as leader, to succeed Trudeau. Carney soon after called this month’s snap general election.

The opposition Conservatives have since 2022 been fronted by Poilievre.

Any effort to switch leaders at the last minute could hurt the party, which is already trailing the Liberals by about five percentage points, according to CBC’s average of opinion polls.

There are also constitutional questions abut Musk’s eligibility for federal elected office in Canada.

Musk meets some criteria — he’s aged over 18 and a citizen — but does not appear to meet a requirement to reside in the country.

His ownership and leadership roles in major companies, including SpaceX, Tesla, and social media platform X, could also put him at odds with Canada’s conflict of interest rules.

Under a 2006 law, public office holders cannot wield power when they have an ‘opportunity to further his or her private interests,’ meaning Musk may have to leave his businesses to seek high office.