NDP MP Matthew Green introduced a motion in the House of Commons to condemn Fox News host Tucker Carlson for joking the United States should invade Canada. The motion was ultimately unsuccessful.."I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion," Green (Hamilton Centre, ON) said after rising in the House of Commons on Tuesday. "Given the rise of far-right and associated violent extremism led to the attempted insurrection in the United States, the house condemns recent comments made by Fox News personality, Tucker Carlson, in which he suggests US Armed Forces liberate Canada from the current prime minister," he said.."All those opposed to the honourable member's motion, say nay," said House Speaker Anthony Rota (Nipissing-Timiskaming, ON). Several MPs could be heard yelling out 'nay.". GreenGreen ."I'm afraid we don't have unanimous consent," he said..Green's motion was in response to a Fox News segment that aired last week, where Carlson said "we're spending all this money to liberate Ukraine from the Russians, why are we not sending an armed force north to liberate Canada from Trudeau? And, I mean it.”.Carlson also questioned why the United States should let Canada "become Cuba.".READ MORE: WATCH: Tucker Carlson says United States should send military to Canada .Later that night on Twitter, Green said it was a "chorus of Conservatives" who objected to his motion. "Rather than take a stand to defend our democracy, Conservatives chose to defend Proto-fascism," he said..Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, thanked Green for his motion and for exposing the Conservative Party's "anti-democratic tendencies."
