Tucker Carlson’s documentary on ‘tyranny’ won’t air in Canada

A Fox News documentary focusing on the issue was set to air on Monday, but the star host’s sudden departure last week derailed its release.

There are no new episodes of Tucker Carlson Originals scheduled on the Fox Nation streaming service, a spokesperson for the US news channel said.

One of the most popular anchors of Fox News, Mr. Carlson occasionally took aim at Canada and its Liberal government on his prime-time show. He was also a strong supporter of last year’s “Freedom Convoy”.

Nearly a year after people protesting the health measures blocked access to the city of Ottawa and several border crossings, Mr. Carlson asked on the plane. By the time he made the comment, most had been retracted.

Why don’t we send an armed force north to rid Canada of Justin Trudeau? I’ll say itMr. Carlson said on January 26.

“Dangerous Actor”

In an interview with The Canadian Press, former US Ambassador to Canada, Mr. This type of feedback combined with Carlson’s dominant presence is dangerous, he insists.

Some people in Canada thought it was a joke, but it wasn’t because of the people it was attracting and followingsaid Bruce Heyman, who served as a representative in Ottawa for former President Barack Obama from 2014 until Donald Trump took office in January 2017.

I think he is a dangerous actorHe decided.

Joke or not, Mr. Carlson’s comments were condemned north of the border. New Democrat MP Matthew Green asked for unanimous support from his colleagues on January 31 for a motion condemning the patron’s comments in the Commons – though without getting it.

The next day, Mr. Carlson did not miss an opportunity to mock the member’s move NDPHe said Canadians would appreciate his ideas.

Back to “Convoy”.

Last month, Mr. Fox released a trailer for Carlson’s documentary Oh Canada.

It showed the number of arrests — including the leader of the People’s Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, and influential members of the “Freedom Convoy” — all covered with parts of several former presidents. In other countries.

Mr. Trump was interviewed by Fox in January or February for a documentary about his arrest in June 2021 while participating in protests against measures related to Covid-19. Bernier explained.

After his arrest in Manitoba, Mr. Carlson, Mr. Bernier was interviewed on his show.

I was jailed for 12 hours for a crime I didn’t commitIn an interview on Monday, Mr. Rebuked Bernier.

He insisted that the Canadian media did not cover the event sufficiently. I know many Canadians don’t know what happened to the leader of a national party fighting for freedom of choice.

At this time, the news was published quoting a media spokesperson RCMP Mr. Bernier said he was arrested Violation of Manitoba Public Health Orders.

Mr. Regarding Carlson’s controversial statement, Mr. Bernier noted that he thought the host was joking and that he disagreed with the idea of ​​the United States meddling in Canadian business.

Nevertheless, he said it was Fox One platform As the Canadian media ignores him, he steps up to get his message across.

They asked him to talk about his experience as the leader of the National Party.He pointed out.