Justin Trudeau isn’t happy about Tucker Carlson’s recent visit to Calgary and Edmonton. I should say more accurately that Justin is furious with Tucker’s speeches in those two cities. As stated in POLITICO:

Justin Trudeau and his ministers fired back on Thursday against a political provocateur from south of the border: Tucker Carlson.

With speeches in Alberta that trashed Canada’s government, mocked LGBTQ people and knocked mainstream media, Carlson triggered outrage in Ottawa and furnished himself to the Trudeau team as an irresistible political target.

The prime minister and his allies have spent months now linking their domestic political rivals to American-style “MAGA” politics. Carlson’s message, they argued Thursday, was conclusive evidence of Trumpism politics seeping into Canada.

“Don’t ask the question if it’s coming to Canada,” Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said. “It’s already here.”

Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, the first openly gay MP to be elected in Alberta, called Carlson “the mouthpiece of the MAGA Conservative far-right” and denounced his hateful comments about LGBTQ people — homophobic and transgender jokes throughout the day.

“It’s deplorable and we won’t stand for it,” he said.

Since free speech rights are rather weak in Canada, such threats should be taken seriously. It is sad that speaking out for freedom should be characterized as “far right” and only “MAGA”, although it has become clear that leftists are NOT in favor of free speech. More from POLITICO:

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith joined Carlson on stage to discuss energy politics and her own ongoing war with Ottawa.

Smith, a self-described libertarian conservative, was sought out by event organizers after Carlson announced in November that he was heading north to stir up trouble.

During her back and forth with Carlson, Smith complained about Ottawa and encouraged Carlson to target Canada’s environment minister. “I wish you would put Steven Guilbeault in your crosshairs,” she said to loud cheers and applause.

In Ottawa on Thursday, Guilbeault accused Smith of normalizing rhetoric that could be interpreted as an incitement of political violence.

In case you missed it, watch and judge for yourself if the reactions by Trudeau’s government representatives – and by Politico – are justified:

Tucker Carlson’s Message to Canadians