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
'They're just not listening to us,' Glen Carritt says of federal government"
Methinks these people should have listened to me BEFORE they landed in Ottawa N'esy Pas?
Methinks these people should have listened to me BEFORE they landed in Ottawa N'esy Pas?
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?
Content disabled.
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.
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
"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.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/truck-convoy-red-deer-ottawa-arnprior-1.5024229
'We believe in you,' Scheer tells controversial pro-pipeline movement
Protest ongoing on Parliament Hill to draw attention to the energy sector
Conservative Leader Andrew
Scheer welcomed a controversial convoy bringing a pro-pipeline message
to Ottawa today, assuring participants that "we've got your back."
"We're fighting for you. We're standing with you," Scheer said in a short speech to the crowd.
"We believe in you. We celebrate what you've done to build this country."
After
leaving Red Deer, Alta. on Feb. 14, the convoy rolled into Ottawa
around 10 a.m. today for two days of rallies which are expected to bring
parts of downtown Ottawa to a halt.
The United We Roll convoy started as a protest against the Liberal government's energy and environmental policies but — despite organizers' objections — has been dogged by allegations of racism.
One sign on a convoy truck parked near Parliament said NO to "UN/globalism, carbon tax, tanker ban, dirty foreign oil, open borders" and YES to "(Charging) Trudeau with treason, Energy East, yes to pipelines, (looking) after veterans, photo ID & Canadian citizenship to vote."
Lead convoy organizer Glen Carritt, owner of an oilfield fire and safety company in Innisfail, Alta., said the group wants the Liberal government to eliminate the carbon tax and kill both Bill C-69 — which would overhaul how Canada conducts environmental assessments of energy projects — and Bill C-48, which bans oil tankers from the northern coast of British Columbia.
Supporters also have raised concerns about Canada signing on to a non-binding UN compact on global migration. The 36-page document lays out a collaborative approach to dealing with growing global migration and sets out 23 objectives for treating migrants humanely and efficiently.
Scheer promised the crowd that if his party forms government later this year, he'll scrap C-69 and the carbon tax. The crowd cheered, while one woman shouted, "What about the UN?"
Carritt originally
referred to his group as the "yellow vest convoy" but renamed it United
We Roll after it was linked to extremist elements. The yellow vest
movement started in France late last year when protesters took to the
streets against rising fuel prices.
Carritt said the rally in Ottawa is open to anyone angry with the Liberal government, as long as their actions are not violent.
One of the group's other organizers, Jason Corbeil, was forced to distance the group from a Sault. Ste. Marie, Ont., yellow vest group that had boasted online about being part of the convoy. A blog run by one of that group's organizers includes calls for specific politicians to be executed, refers to immigrants as "sub-human" and argues women don't belong in politics.
Corbeil said the convoy does not condone hate and is about uniting people.
However, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network has been warning the convoy is giving a platform to hateful ideas.
"This convoy is a Yellow Vests Canada convoy, and any well-meaning pro-pipeline individuals involved are in fact legitimizing and breathing oxygen into the broader Yellow Vests Canada movement, which spreads hate, conspiracy theories and death threats targeting Muslims, politicians and other Canadians," said Evan Balgord, the group's executive director.
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi, who represents an Alberta riding, said it's unfortunate the movement was co-opted by other ideas.
"It's very unfortunate that the convoy that is here today, that their message has drifted away from pipelines to issues that are not relevant to the discussion on pipelines," he said.
"We will continue to focus on the real issues that matter to Albertans, which is building the pipeline capacity that is so much necessary for us to get our resources to global markets."
Patrick King, who drove with the convoy from Red Deer, said the government should be listening to the group's key message on pipelines.
"The message is focused with the united pipeline," he said.
Alberta
Conservative MPs Arnold Viersen, Jim Eglinski and Kevin Sorenson, as
well as Ontario Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, also addressed the
rally in support of the Alberta energy sector.
People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier also greeted the crowd.
So far, there's no plan for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet the convoy.
"We're fighting for you. We're standing with you," Scheer said in a short speech to the crowd.
"We believe in you. We celebrate what you've done to build this country."
The United We Roll convoy started as a protest against the Liberal government's energy and environmental policies but — despite organizers' objections — has been dogged by allegations of racism.
One sign on a convoy truck parked near Parliament said NO to "UN/globalism, carbon tax, tanker ban, dirty foreign oil, open borders" and YES to "(Charging) Trudeau with treason, Energy East, yes to pipelines, (looking) after veterans, photo ID & Canadian citizenship to vote."
Lead convoy organizer Glen Carritt, owner of an oilfield fire and safety company in Innisfail, Alta., said the group wants the Liberal government to eliminate the carbon tax and kill both Bill C-69 — which would overhaul how Canada conducts environmental assessments of energy projects — and Bill C-48, which bans oil tankers from the northern coast of British Columbia.
Supporters also have raised concerns about Canada signing on to a non-binding UN compact on global migration. The 36-page document lays out a collaborative approach to dealing with growing global migration and sets out 23 objectives for treating migrants humanely and efficiently.
Scheer promised the crowd that if his party forms government later this year, he'll scrap C-69 and the carbon tax. The crowd cheered, while one woman shouted, "What about the UN?"
Will be following this story throughout the day for @cbcnews @cbcpolitics: Pro-pipeline protest convoy approaches Ottawa after rolling across countryhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/truck-convoy-red-deer-ottawa-arnprior-1.5023646 …
'Yellow vest' association
Carritt said the rally in Ottawa is open to anyone angry with the Liberal government, as long as their actions are not violent.
One of the group's other organizers, Jason Corbeil, was forced to distance the group from a Sault. Ste. Marie, Ont., yellow vest group that had boasted online about being part of the convoy. A blog run by one of that group's organizers includes calls for specific politicians to be executed, refers to immigrants as "sub-human" and argues women don't belong in politics.
Corbeil said the convoy does not condone hate and is about uniting people.
However, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network has been warning the convoy is giving a platform to hateful ideas.
"This convoy is a Yellow Vests Canada convoy, and any well-meaning pro-pipeline individuals involved are in fact legitimizing and breathing oxygen into the broader Yellow Vests Canada movement, which spreads hate, conspiracy theories and death threats targeting Muslims, politicians and other Canadians," said Evan Balgord, the group's executive director.
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi, who represents an Alberta riding, said it's unfortunate the movement was co-opted by other ideas.
"It's very unfortunate that the convoy that is here today, that their message has drifted away from pipelines to issues that are not relevant to the discussion on pipelines," he said.
"We will continue to focus on the real issues that matter to Albertans, which is building the pipeline capacity that is so much necessary for us to get our resources to global markets."
Patrick King, who drove with the convoy from Red Deer, said the government should be listening to the group's key message on pipelines.
"The message is focused with the united pipeline," he said.
People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier also greeted the crowd.
So far, there's no plan for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet the convoy.
With files from The Canadian Press
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Pro-pipeline protest convoy approaches Ottawa after rolling across country
Mass rally planned at Parliament Hill to draw attention to the energy sector
A
convoy of angry Albertans and other westerners rolls into Ottawa
Tuesday for a mass protest against federal energy and environmental
policies that has also become a magnet for extremist, anti-immigrant
elements.
A couple of hundred vehicles are expected on Parliament Hill as part of the United We Roll convoy, which began in Red Deer, Alta., on Valentine's Day and made its way east over four days with stops for rallies along the way.
"The core message is we need immediate action for our pipelines to get in the ground, to get to tidewater and to the rest of Canada," said lead organizer Glen Carritt, the owner of an oilfield fire and safety company in Innisfail, Alta.
The protesters want the Liberal government to scrap the carbon tax and two bills that overhaul environmental assessments of energy projects and ban oil tankers from the northern coast of British Columbia. Carritt said participants also are unhappy about the government recently signing a non-binding United Nations compact on global migration.
Carritt said Canada's borders "need to be controlled" by Canada and its citizens, not the United Nations.
Another convoy was originally created by a group that called itself Canada Action, which cancelled the plan and refunded thousands of dollars in donations after that effort became associated with extremist elements in the Yellow Vests Canada movement.
Carritt originally referred to his convoy as a "yellow vest convoy" but renamed it United We Roll after it too was linked to people spewing hateful rhetoric against Muslims and immigrants.
"After much consideration, we have decided to make this convoy about being inclusive and supporting Canadians first and foremost," Carritt wrote on the protest's GoFundMe page in late January. "Our new name is United We Roll! Convoy For Canada!"
Some trucks in the convoy display the signature yellow vest garment on their front grilles, but Carritt stresses the rally is open to anyone fed up with the federal government — as long as they aren't violent.
"Everybody's involved," said Carritt. "It doesn't matter — you can wear a yellow vest or blue coveralls or black hardhat or suit and tie. Everybody that's peaceful is welcome."
Jason Corbeil, another organizer, renounced any association with a Sault. Ste. Marie, Ont., yellow vest group that had claimed online to be part of the convoy. The blog of one of those organizers includes calls for specific politicians to be executed, refers to immigrants as "sub-human" and argues women don't belong in politics.
The
United We Roll convoy of semi-trucks set out from Red Deer, Alta., on
Feb. 14, headed to Ottawa to draw attention to the energy sector and the
need for pipelines. (Jeff McIntos/Canadian Press)
Corbeil said the convoy does not condone hate and is about uniting people.
Evan Balgord, the executive director the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, however, is warning that the convoy is giving a platform for hate.
"This convoy is a Yellow Vests Canada convoy, and any well-meaning pro-pipeline individuals involved are in fact legitimizing and breathing oxygen into the broader Yellow Vests Canada movement, which spreads hate, conspiracy theories and death threats targeting Muslims, politicians and other Canadians," he said.
Indigenous Solidarity Ottawa is planning a demonstration near Parliament Hill Tuesday to counter the convoy's protest, condemning what it calls "pro-pipeline, far right and outright racist" rhetoric.
Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall is planning to speak at the convoy's Parliament Hill event Tuesday. She said she is pleased to participate and that the organizers have made clear the protest is about pipelines and energy policy, not hate.
"I
see everyday Canadians who are out speaking out strongly in support of
Canadian pipelines and their jobs, and I want to be there to say I
appreciate what they're doing," she said.
The rally could bring much of downtown Ottawa to a standstill over the next two days, with street closures planned around Parliament Hill to make room for the 200 or more semi-trailers, pickup trucks, cars and buses expected. While the United We Roll group is largely made up of people from Western Canada, a group of like-minded protesters from Eastern Canada is to join up with them in Ottawa.
A couple of hundred vehicles are expected on Parliament Hill as part of the United We Roll convoy, which began in Red Deer, Alta., on Valentine's Day and made its way east over four days with stops for rallies along the way.
"The core message is we need immediate action for our pipelines to get in the ground, to get to tidewater and to the rest of Canada," said lead organizer Glen Carritt, the owner of an oilfield fire and safety company in Innisfail, Alta.
The protesters want the Liberal government to scrap the carbon tax and two bills that overhaul environmental assessments of energy projects and ban oil tankers from the northern coast of British Columbia. Carritt said participants also are unhappy about the government recently signing a non-binding United Nations compact on global migration.
Another convoy was originally created by a group that called itself Canada Action, which cancelled the plan and refunded thousands of dollars in donations after that effort became associated with extremist elements in the Yellow Vests Canada movement.
Organizers change name
Carritt originally referred to his convoy as a "yellow vest convoy" but renamed it United We Roll after it too was linked to people spewing hateful rhetoric against Muslims and immigrants.
"After much consideration, we have decided to make this convoy about being inclusive and supporting Canadians first and foremost," Carritt wrote on the protest's GoFundMe page in late January. "Our new name is United We Roll! Convoy For Canada!"
Some trucks in the convoy display the signature yellow vest garment on their front grilles, but Carritt stresses the rally is open to anyone fed up with the federal government — as long as they aren't violent.
"Everybody's involved," said Carritt. "It doesn't matter — you can wear a yellow vest or blue coveralls or black hardhat or suit and tie. Everybody that's peaceful is welcome."
Jason Corbeil, another organizer, renounced any association with a Sault. Ste. Marie, Ont., yellow vest group that had claimed online to be part of the convoy. The blog of one of those organizers includes calls for specific politicians to be executed, refers to immigrants as "sub-human" and argues women don't belong in politics.
Evan Balgord, the executive director the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, however, is warning that the convoy is giving a platform for hate.
"This convoy is a Yellow Vests Canada convoy, and any well-meaning pro-pipeline individuals involved are in fact legitimizing and breathing oxygen into the broader Yellow Vests Canada movement, which spreads hate, conspiracy theories and death threats targeting Muslims, politicians and other Canadians," he said.
Counter-protests expected
Indigenous Solidarity Ottawa is planning a demonstration near Parliament Hill Tuesday to counter the convoy's protest, condemning what it calls "pro-pipeline, far right and outright racist" rhetoric.
Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall is planning to speak at the convoy's Parliament Hill event Tuesday. She said she is pleased to participate and that the organizers have made clear the protest is about pipelines and energy policy, not hate.
The rally could bring much of downtown Ottawa to a standstill over the next two days, with street closures planned around Parliament Hill to make room for the 200 or more semi-trailers, pickup trucks, cars and buses expected. While the United We Roll group is largely made up of people from Western Canada, a group of like-minded protesters from Eastern Canada is to join up with them in Ottawa.
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