Angry Albertan convoy gaining momentum before even hitting the road to Ottawa

CALGARY (660 NEWS) – Now is the winter of many Albertan’s discontent. A cavalcade of angry truckers and pipeline workers are planning to head to the nation’s capital in order to demand action for the struggling oil and gas sector.

A convoy to Ottawa planned for next month aims to get the federal government to start building pipelines in Canada.

Glen Carritt is one of the organizers of this convoy.

He tells City News the rallies held in Nisku, Grande Prairie, Drayton Valley, and other small towns haven’t been enough.

“We just feel the current government is not listening. We feel the only way we are going to get the message across is for us to be on their doorstep in Ottawa.”

Carritt said there is support for this move from across the country and not just in Alberta.

“We’re all hurting, and they all know the cause. There’s going to be all kinds of big companies involved sending trucks that would normally be working at this time. So that should be a message in itself that these trucks are sitting, so they are willing to go to Ottawa.”

He believes a lack of action from the federal government means people are out of work and angry.

“Let’s face it, none of us want to have to do this. We have got a lot better things to do than have to go to Ottawa, but we are forced. Our hand is forced because we are not happy with the current government.”

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Carritt notes there are two GoFundMe pages set up to raise money for fuel costs and other expenses along the way.

https://www.gofundme.com/yellow-vest-official-convoy-to-ottawa-2019

https://www.gofundme.com/convoy-to-ottawa

He also wants to point out this groups is trying to be as non-partisan as possible.

“As far as voting in the next election, everybody is going to have to make that decision for themselves. We are not on any bandwagon other than we’re not happy with what is going on right now.”