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I agree with this. A CEO has a fiduciary duty to the shareholders. Elon Musk's actions, whether good for the country or not, are clearly harming Tesla. He should either step down or be removed by the board.
International Auto Show in Vancouver Canada has Uninvited Tesla
The electric carmaker was due to participate in the International Auto Show in Vancouver, Canada from 19-23 March, but it has now been removed with event executives citing safety concerns.
In a statement, executives explained that they had offered Tesla ample opportunity to voluntarily withdraw amid recent
protests at their dealerships and
Tesla owners rebranding their own cars to avoid vandalism.
But, Eric Nicholl, executive director of the event, said they were forced to take action and remove Tesla from the lineup due to their “primary concern” for the safety of staff and event goers.
Nicholl said Tesla was provided “multiple opportunities to voluntarily withdraw”.
“This decision will ensure all attendees can be solely focused on enjoying the many positive elements of the event,” the statement explained.
Scores of protests have taken place at Tesla dealerships across the US and even further afield, as people express their anger over
Musk’s controversial role advising US president Donald Trump.
It also comes as Trump infuriated Canadians by suggesting he wanted the country to become
America’s 51st state.
Pat McCutcheon, an attendee at a Tesla protest in Surrey, British Columbia, said he thinks the event organisers made the correct decision.
“The last thing you want (for) one of your organisations is for there to be some vandalism or some physical confrontation. So, I think they made the right decision,” he told
AP.
McCutcheon added: “Elon Musk is using his extraordinary wealth to basically corrupt democracy and do what he wants to do, and citizens, both in the United States, Canada, globally, need to push back on this.”
Amid the ongoing controversy,
Trump’s Tesla “infomercial”, filmed outside the White House, was slammed as “dystopian corruption”. Trump also claimed he was going to
buy a brand new Tesla because people are “illegally and collusively” boycotting Tesla.