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Methinks these people should have listened to me BEFORE they landed in Ottawa N'esy Pas?
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The sun rises on members of the United We Roll convoy in Arnprior, Ont., just west of Ottawa, on Tuesday. (David Richard/CBC)
As a convoy of pro-pipeline protesters arrives in Ottawa, its organizer says the reason for their protest "didn't just happen overnight."
"This has been going on for four years, with the complete disconnect of what's going on with Mr. Trudeau," said Glen Carritt, lead organizer of the protests and owner of an oilfield fire and safety company in Innisfail, Alta.
"We've been having rallies out in Alberta for four months, and they're just not listening to us over here," he told The Current's Anna Maria Tremonti.
The United We Roll convoy started its journey in Red Deer, Alta., five days ago with stops and rallies along the route. It arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning, and was expected to hold a rally on Parliament Hill.
Carritt said protesters want the Liberal government to scrap the carbon tax, as well as Bill C-69, which would overhaul how Canada does environmental assessments of energy projects, and Bill C-48, which bans oil tankers from loading or unloading at ports on the northern coast of B.C.
Participants of the convoy have also raised concerns about Canada signing on to a non-binding UN compact on global migration.
Carritt originally referred to his group as the "yellow vest convoy," but renamed it after criticism of extremist elements that support anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He told Tremonti that as long as would-be protesters were non-violent, peaceful, and respectful, they were welcome to join the convoy and "have our voices heard on Parliament Hill."
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Carritt said he organized the convoy to show the government that the country is united and supported the group's cause.
"You couldn't believe the support that we got, all the way. Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, B.C. We've got trucks coming out from the east," he said.
"This is a united country."
Click 'listen' near the top of this page to hear the full conversation.
Produced by Ines Colabrese, Sarah-Joyce Battersby and Imogen Birchard.
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Replying to @DavidRayAmos@Kathryn98967631 and 49 others
Methinks these people should have listened to me BEFORE they landed in Ottawa N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2019/02/as-pro-pipeline-convoy-reaches-ottawa.html
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/as-pro-pipeline-convoy-reaches-ottawa-leader-says-protest-was-years-in-the-making-1.5024227
As pro-pipeline convoy reaches Ottawa, leader says protest was years in the making
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David Amos
Rod Hebner
@David Amos .....Did anyone listen to First Nations when they walked to Ottawa ? For some, it takes more to see where they are going and others have to arrive to see what they get even though they might protest on the way back as I'm sure somebody will listen when they arrive back in Alberta.
Peter Bota
@David Amos do you always refer to yourself in third person in every post you make? Methinks you have serious mental issues.
David Amos
@Peter Bota Methinks people who do not know how to argue and do not know enough to clam up always resort to ad hominem nonsense N'esy Pas?
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David Amos
@Rod Hebner Methinks you should ask yourself why I ran against the Minister of Indian Affairs for his seat in the 39th Parliament N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Rod Hebner Methinks you should ask Leonard Peltier or AIM or the ghost of Andy Scott why I ran against him in the election of the 39th Parliament N'esy Pas?
Gordon Ashacker
Albertans are so inspiring! "We demand more tar settling ponds! We demand more strip mines! We demand more CO2 emissions! We demand more mercury and lead spewed into our environment!" AND "We demand that nobody affected by the expansion of our industry have any say in what we do! We demand no input from Environmentalists! We demand that the First Nations have no say! We demand that the other provincial governments be ignored! We demand that municipalities not be listened to!" AND " We demand massive subsidies of corporate welfare!: We demand the government spend billions on buying pipelines! and buying railcars and locomotives! and upgraders and refineries! and more billions on building the infrastructure to facilitate our money losing industry!!!!!!!!" No wonder the rest of Canada loves Alberta so much........
Leon Czolgosz
@Gordon Ashacker Right?! Trudeau doesn't control the price of oil. Leave that nasty stuff in the ground where it belongs.
Chad Falkenberg
@Gordon Ashacker are you aware that Alberta's oil industry has some of the highest environmental regulations in the world? Are you aware the First Nations in Alberta actually own and are heavily invested in the oil industry? Are you aware the the First Nations along the pipeline routes in BC actually support the pipeline? Clearly not.
Paul Tingley
@Chad Falkenberg He's not aware and doesn't want to be..just spews nonsense.
David Amos
@Gordon Ashacker "No wonder the rest of Canada loves Alberta so much"
Methinks you should learn to speak for yourself N'esy Pas?
Methinks you should learn to speak for yourself N'esy Pas?
James Fitzgibbon
The uninformed and obsolete, protesting the inevitable. Very sad.
Warren Gildemeister
@James Fitzgibbon
I agree 100%. If they want to protest, they should be protesting the big oil companies that used to employ them. Those big-pay low-skill jobs were lost to automation and low oil prices, not government.
I agree 100%. If they want to protest, they should be protesting the big oil companies that used to employ them. Those big-pay low-skill jobs were lost to automation and low oil prices, not government.
Chad Falkenberg
@James Fitzgibbon yeah, because if they aren't protesting for what you believe they are "uninformed". What's "very sad" is that you have chosen not to hear what they have to say. Oil demand is increasing around the world yet somehow Canadians think that it would be better for countries with inferior environmental regulations to take advantage of that demand. We are better off buying oil from outside of Canada rather than use our own. Who needs tax dollars to pay for hospitals and schools anyway... right? Sad indeed.
James Fitzgibbon
@Chad Falkenberg
Umm... no. They are protesting carbon pricing, for one thing, which is utterly idiotic. A price on carbon is the cheapest alternative for reducing emissions so it is pointless to protest this. The price of oil has plummeted, which has nothing to do with our governments, federally or provincially. And are you suggesting we should reduce our environmental regulations regarding oil? Seriously?
Umm... no. They are protesting carbon pricing, for one thing, which is utterly idiotic. A price on carbon is the cheapest alternative for reducing emissions so it is pointless to protest this. The price of oil has plummeted, which has nothing to do with our governments, federally or provincially. And are you suggesting we should reduce our environmental regulations regarding oil? Seriously?
Paul Tingley
@James Fitzgibbon The hypocritical typing on his oil based keyboard, driving his petroleum fueled car, using his smartphone, wrapping his food in cling wrap, taking vacations on jets...... I could go on but I made my point.
James Fitzgibbon
@Paul Tingley
Uh... so your thinking is that carbon sequestered in plastic is also floating around in the atmosphere?
Huh. So you don't even understand the most basic concepts around how fossil fuels are impacting our atmosphere, then. Way to go.
So no, you didn't make a point. You blubbered.
Uh... so your thinking is that carbon sequestered in plastic is also floating around in the atmosphere?
Huh. So you don't even understand the most basic concepts around how fossil fuels are impacting our atmosphere, then. Way to go.
So no, you didn't make a point. You blubbered.
David Amos
@James Fitzgibbon Methinks he made is point and you are still blubbering N'esy Pas?
As pro-pipeline convoy reaches Ottawa, leader says protest was years in the making
'They're just not listening to us,' Glen Carritt says of federal government
As a convoy of pro-pipeline protesters arrives in Ottawa, its organizer says the reason for their protest "didn't just happen overnight."
"This has been going on for four years, with the complete disconnect of what's going on with Mr. Trudeau," said Glen Carritt, lead organizer of the protests and owner of an oilfield fire and safety company in Innisfail, Alta.
"We've been having rallies out in Alberta for four months, and they're just not listening to us over here," he told The Current's Anna Maria Tremonti.
The United We Roll convoy started its journey in Red Deer, Alta., five days ago with stops and rallies along the route. It arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning, and was expected to hold a rally on Parliament Hill.
Carritt said protesters want the Liberal government to scrap the carbon tax, as well as Bill C-69, which would overhaul how Canada does environmental assessments of energy projects, and Bill C-48, which bans oil tankers from loading or unloading at ports on the northern coast of B.C.
Participants of the convoy have also raised concerns about Canada signing on to a non-binding UN compact on global migration.
Carritt originally referred to his group as the "yellow vest convoy," but renamed it after criticism of extremist elements that support anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He told Tremonti that as long as would-be protesters were non-violent, peaceful, and respectful, they were welcome to join the convoy and "have our voices heard on Parliament Hill."
The National
Ride along with a trucker protesting Ottawa’s oil policy in pro-pipeline convoy
This pro-pipeline truck driver just started a four day journey to Ottawa to protest its handling of the oil downturn. He is joining the around 160 others in the convoy. 1:39
Carritt said he organized the convoy to show the government that the country is united and supported the group's cause.
"You couldn't believe the support that we got, all the way. Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, B.C. We've got trucks coming out from the east," he said.
"This is a united country."
Click 'listen' near the top of this page to hear the full conversation.
Produced by Ines Colabrese, Sarah-Joyce Battersby and Imogen Birchard.
Methinks these people should have listened to me BEFORE they landed in Ottawa N'esy Pas?