Canada’s climate change minister Steven Guilbeault accused Tucker Carlson of inciting violence against him after his name was brought up during a recent event held by Carlson in Canada.
Joining Carlson on stage at a sold-out stadium in Alberta earlier this week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith admitted she was trying to get Guilbeault fired.
Danielle Smith tells Tucker that she is trying to get climate minister and proud socialist Steven Guilbeault fired!
— Kat Kanada (@KatKanada_TM) January 24, 2024
“I wish you would put Steven Guilbeault in your crosshairs,” Smith told Carlson.
“He’s an environmental zealot. 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.”
Following the event, Guilbeault claimed Carlson “targeted” him and incited violence against him.
“This goes beyond me and the fact that I was targeted last night at this event this increases political violence against everyone who runs for office in this country, whether they’re doing it at the municipal level, at the provincial level, or at the federal level,” Guilbeault said.
“…We can have difference of opinion. We can bang our fists on the table when when we meet we can have strong disagreement. But, but to incite violence against people who disagree with you, that’s not how things should be done in Canada.”
Asked to what “political violence” he was referring, Guilbeault clarified, “Well, to put a target on someone’s back for example.”
Of course, nowhere in Tucker’s speeches did he issue calls for political violence, or use violent rhetoric.
Elsewhere during his remarks, reporters asked Guilbeault if his own statements weren’t also contributing to the political divide that can lead to violence.
Guilbeault: We're not comparing Poilievre to Tucker Carlson.
Reporter: You're not? Have you looked at your own advertising for the Liberal Party? pic.twitter.com/s0RaESVR7Y
— Mike Campbell
(@Skeptical_Mike) January 25, 2024
“You do not summon the dogs of MAGA conservatism to come and somehow try to scare us, and to try to incite violence against politicians,” said Edmonton MP Randy Boissonnault of Smith’s decision to host Carlson.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also criticized Tucker this week, claiming opposition party leader Pierre Poilievre opposed Ukraine funding to appease “Putin apologists” like Carlson.
The criticisms toward Carlson come as the American broadcaster made stops in the Great White North part of his whirlwind “Sworn Enemy Tour.“
Check out clips from Carlson’s speeches in Canada below:
SHOCKING: Unprecedented massive crowd to see President Biden in Edmonton Canada..oh no, it’s for Tucker Carlson. WATCH pic.twitter.com/Hlt9i94Etm
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) January 25, 2024
Tucker calls out Trudeau over systemic anti-Christian hate in Canada in SCATHING Alberta Speech:
“If you’re on the side of burning churches let me just say I don’t need any other facts of the case: You’re on the wrong side.”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 24, 2024
I urge you all to listen to Tucker -he discuses subjects that most of our media and sadly most of our MP’s won’t !!
To save Canada from further insurmountable denigration we must adopt many of his alluded to political principles & ideology!
Thoughts ??
pic.twitter.com/b7Y3HynEix— Concerned Canadian (@Concern70732755) January 25, 2024
Tucker discusses the MAGA movement under Donald Trump to a MASSIVE Stadium in Canada.
pic.twitter.com/WJMhOk5k9b— The TRUMP PAGE
(@MichaelDeLauzon) January 26, 2024