Regina 鈥� Canada Action and Rally 4 Resources are holding a rally at the Legislature building in Regina on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 11:45 a.m and is expected to run to 2 p.m.
The event is 小蓝视频 called 鈥淩ally in Regina for Canadian Resources.鈥�
Cody Battershill, organizer for Canada Action, said on Jan. 2, 鈥淲e are organizing a rally on Jan. 8 in Regina to support Canadian natural resource sector. That includes agriculture, potash, uranium, oil and gas and pipelines.鈥�
鈥淲e know that resources are the bedrock of Canada鈥檚 national prosperity. There鈥檚 a lot of issues with pipelines and Canada not 小蓝视频 competitive. We are making our voices heard, to make sure the entire country knows. We鈥檙e all Canadians, we鈥檙e all in this together, and we all win when the resources sector is strong.鈥�
No need to bring your service rig or semi to the legislature, however. This is not a convoy. 鈥淲e鈥檙e not doing a convoy. We鈥檙e just planning on doing a rally of humans, not a rally of trucks. We don鈥檛 want to disrupt normal life in the city.鈥�
鈥淲e could plan something, but for next week, the most important thing is to make our voices heard. We have some guest speakers,鈥� Battershill said. 鈥淓verything we do is non-partisan. It鈥檚 positive. It鈥檚 respectful. It鈥檚 about resources, and it鈥檚 about the economy.鈥�
It is expected that Premier Scott Moe will speak at the rally.
鈥淥ur economy is losing $23 million a day on the discount on natural gas, and up to $100 million a day through the discount on oil. We are about all of Canada鈥檚 resources from coast to coast. That includes oil, natural gas, wind, farming, potash, uranium, diamonds, coal, agriculture, you name it. Our message has always been consistent 鈥� positive and fact-driven. We have no connection whatsoever to any other protest movements that are out there, nor will we ever,鈥� he said.
This is not a 鈥淵ellow Vest鈥� rally. Battershill pointed out Canada Action has been doing this since 2010, and it is all about Canada鈥檚 resources. To that end, he respectfully asked that participants not wear yellow vests, but instead wear their work coveralls.
