Demonstrators who have vowed to keep their pro-oil message front and centre gathered in downtown Edmonton on Friday morning outside the building where the federal natural resources minister was speaking before business leaders. READ MORE: Federal government not ‘speaking the same economic language of Albertans’: Finance minister Inside the World Trade Centre building, Amarjeet Sohi was speaking before the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce about Ottawa’s fall economic statement and what it means for Alberta’s economic future. Amarjeet Sohi discussing Ottawa’s fall economic statement and what it means for Alberta’s economic future before the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. Outside on Jasper Avenue, protesters holding “I [love Canadian] oil & gas” signs chanted “build that pipe,” and “kill the bill,” referencing both the Trans Mountain Pipeline and Bill C-69. Organizers of Canada Action Coalition said the group plans to show up every time a federal cabinet minister does because it’s important Canadians see the “pain” caused by low oil prices blamed on insufficient pipeline access to markets. Canada Action Coalition pro-oil demonstrators on Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton, outside where Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi was speaking before the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce. Friday, Nov. 30, […]
