Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will do an onstage chat with the controversial American pundit in Calgary
Tucker Carlson speaks at the Turning Point Action conference in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 15. The right-wing news commentator is to have a conversation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in January, when he's scheduled to speak in Calgary.Danielle Smith will share a stage with controversial American media personality Tucker Carlson in Calgary this January. Her office says she wants to bring a rational discussion of energy and climate to his massive audience.
A source in the Premier’s office, who is not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said Ms. Smith feels Mr. Carlson’s reach to millions of viewers is an opportunity. The Premier will “explain to folks of his political persuasion that emissions reduction and energy development are not mutually exclusive, and that it’s important that conservatives lead and advocate for this position rather than do nothing.We can applaud Ms.
Mr. Carlson has also long cast doubt on the fundamentals of U.S. support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion of that country, calling Ukraine’s democratically elected President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator, and questioning why the U.S. won’t side with aggressor Russia. Even former vice-president Mike Pence, who hasto the baseless claim the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S.
He’s also not a great stage partner for a Premier who’s trying to be a credible, steady leader in these politically fraught 2020s, who also wants to appeal to a broader swath of Albertans. It will of course appeal to the most conservative of her supporters.
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