The CRTC initiated a public consultation in response to a complaint filed by a sexual minorities rights group to prohibit Fox News from being included in cable packages in Canada.. Tucker CarlsonTucker Carlson .Individuals and organizations can share their opinions and feedback on the CRTC website until June 2..In April, Egale Canada announced it planned to file a CRTC application to have Fox News banned due to the “false and horrifying claims” about transgender people by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson..After a March episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, Egale Canada released an open letter in which they accused Fox News of attempting to incite “hatred and violence against 2SLGBTQI communities, particularly those who are two-spirit, trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming (2STNBGN).”.Egale Canada's open letter stated Tucker Carlson made false statements about the minority communities, portraying them as violent and hazardous..According to the letter, the segment was designed to incite animosity and aggression against minority individuals through false allegations..Helen Kennedy, the executive director of Egale Canada, wrote the letter..“During the segment, Carlson made the inflammatory and false claim that trans people are ‘targeting’ Christians,” said Kennedy..“To position trans people in existential opposition to Christianity is an incitement of violence against trans people that is plain to any viewer.”.Egale Canada's letter accused Carlson of making false claims about the minority communities, painting them as violent, and inciting hostility against them through misinformation “including that trans people are given preferential treatment in employment and other opportunities.”.Following Egale Canada's request in early April, Carlson parted ways with Fox News.
