Four Liberal cabinet ministers have attacked Alberta premier Danielle Smith for giving an interview to American journalist Tucker Carlson, claiming she is attempting to "summon evil forces from the United States" to incite political violence against them.
Liberal ministers blast Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for hosting Tucker Carlson | CBC News | John Paul Tasker:
January 25, 2024 - "Four of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet ministers appeared before reporters Thursday to condemn Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's decision to meet with former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson. They also took issue with some of the rhetoric Carlson used while speaking to a large crowd that gathered Wednesday to see the conservative commentator in conversation with Smith at Calgary's Telus Convention Centre.
"Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault said he was disturbed by Smith's call for Carlson to put Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault in his 'crosshairs'.... During a conversation about the pitfalls of solar panels, Smith said to Carlson, 'I wish you would put Steven Guilbeault in your crosshairs.... He happens to be our environmental minister federally. He believes he has the expertise and knowledge to tell us in Alberta how to run our power grid,' Smith added. Tucker replied that he didn't want to know Guilbeault based on Smith's description.... Smith's comment was interpreted by Boissonnault as a call for violence, an attempt to 'summon evil forces from the United States to try and take on one of our colleagues'....
"Guilbeault said he felt 'targeted' by Wednesday's Smith-Carlson fireside chat, which was focused on energy and recent power usage alerts in Alberta, when the electrical grid was severely strained by frigid temperatures. 'This increases political violence against everyone who runs for office in this country,' he said.
"Boissonnault also accused Carlson of 'spewing hate speech'.... 'For Danielle Smith to bring the mouthpiece of the MAGA conservative far-right to Edmonton Centre to spew hate about LGBTQ2 people is beyond the pale,' Boissonault, who is gay, said of Carlson's second Alberta event in the provincial capital. 'It's deplorable and we won't stand for it'....
"Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez attempted to link Pierre Poilievre with the event, which the Conservative leader did not attend.'I'm asking Pierre Poilievre to condemn those hateful and violent statements by Tucker Carlson," Rodriguez said. 'The extreme-right politics — don't ask the question if it's coming to Canada. It's already here.'
"Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said it's 'deplorable' for conservative Canadian politicians to rub shoulders with 'the American extreme right.'
"Asked for a response to Liberal calls to condemn Smith and Tucker, a spokesperson for Poilievre said Trudeau and his ministers are 'yet again twisting themselves in knots to distract from the hurt and suffering they are inflicting on Canadians'.... 'Trudeau's desperate Liberal ministers will say anything in an attempt to distract Canadians and hope they forget about the misery caused by Liberal policies,' said Sebastian Skamski....
"Carlson is a highly controversial figure in American media and politics. For years, he hosted one of the most-watched shows on U.S. television, rallying a deeply conservative audience to the Republican cause.... Since his ouster from Fox, Carlson has hosted a program on X, the social media service formerly known as Twitter, where he's ignited criticism with his anti-Ukraine messaging about Russia's invasion."
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-cabinet-ministers-danielle-smith-tucker-carlson-1.7094854
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