By rdnewsNOW staff

Truckers sharing stories from the United We Roll Convoy

Mar 19, 2019 | 2:49 PM

They feel their story wasn’t told properly.

Patrick King and Jay Riedel are on the road touring Alberta to share their side of the United We Roll Convoy.

They will be sharing stories from their journey in Red Deer this Thursday (March 21) at 7 p.m. at Mas-Pro Oilfield Supply (4841 78 Street). 

King and Riedel made the entire cross-country convoy trip and feel media in eastern Canada took their words out of context and had their own agenda in telling the story. 

“When we went to Ottawa, we exercised our political rights and we were able to hold a peaceful protest,” explained King.  “But, the media is slamming it and they’re not giving it the attention it deserves and what is happening, is the media is starting to smear this and it’s the absolute opposite of what happened.”

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King says there were reports of the convoy being tied to white nationalism and now, he wants to clear the air to make sure their names and reputations aren’t tied to such a cause. 

“We are here to show you exactly what we did, what we accomplished and how we did it. As well, we’re educating people on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and advocating for getting pipelines built, refuting Bill C-48, C-69 and the UN Migration Pact.”

King says he will not be labelled as a racist.

“There is not one racist movement in this at all. Come down, bring your cameras and we’ll show you. We have the videos and we have all ethnicity’s supporting us. We have first-nations people behind us, African-Americans and citizens who have moved over recently that are now Canadians.”

He says when the convoy met resistance on Parliament Hill, he made sure to make the event inclusive to everyone.

“We broke barriers. I myself was a contributing factor to going over and engaging the crowd. I was able to talk with a grandmother and her son beating on a drum. We talked, we educated each-other and cried together. There was no racism. We invited them to join us on stage and have their say, but they didn’t. The next day, there was not one antifa.”

King says this is about standing up for the right thing and holding people accountable for their actions.

“We’re going to make the government accountable. The media will also be accountable and they better start painting a better picture because our country is about to fall through the floor if we sign on to this migration pact. If we don’t stand up for Canada, we’re not going to be Canadians anymore.

“Me and my partner Jay are going from stop-to-stop, linking all the communities for a lot of people that don’t have a voice. What this is, is a way for people to be heard and hold these politicians accountable for the lies and atrocities they’re committing. If you need an example, look at the SNC Lavalin case.”

(With file from CHAT News Today – Taylor Chartrand)