00:00:30.500Like you said, if I were to have been marching for a different cause, okay, quote unquote, definitely I do believe I would probably have my own retinue in a bus and a number of other perks that I don't have available now.
00:00:45.780But the fact is that this is not a popular thing to be engaging in in this current climate and the media landscape is not friendly to the things that I'm saying.
00:00:59.020And of course, this kind of a lot of this is being painted as something negative.
00:01:06.840And I'm perplexed because nothing that we've done is outside of the law.
00:01:12.280You know, I haven't been approached and have met with Canadians from all walks of life, from all backgrounds, from all income brackets.
00:01:21.700OK, and to have, you know, these name calling and the smears, it does it does bother me in a way that, you know, because what have what has the, you know, corporate journalism become?
00:01:37.700In that there's no attempt at a discussion or an attempt to understand why I'm doing like in the fashion that you're doing as an independent journalist, asking the questions, allowing me to explain.
00:01:50.760That's not happening at the corporate level, there's just this name calling and no attempt at any sort of investigation.
00:02:00.380And if the investigation is had, I would say it's not a very good one because I have not come into contact with many reporters at the higher levels at various organizations.
00:02:11.380So when I say that, I'm not I'm not exactly OK with it, because I think it it's it's very disruptive and harmful to the public mind.
00:02:24.460Yeah, is this just something that is creating a kind of hatred and a rage in people?
00:02:33.200And it's not necessary because nothing I've ever said or done is inflammatory.
00:02:39.040I've never I've not criticized all I'm trying to do is bring to light the the the issues that are facing federal government workers that have been affected, like I have.
00:02:49.480So I just find it it's it's irresponsible journalism.
00:02:54.460It does it does bother me because of the hatred and anger that is generating, which is misplaced and not necessary, I might add.
00:03:03.440However, when I have had the ability now over the last couple of days to have a couple of conversations with reporters from Canadian press and Ottawa citizen, I have attempted to try to say, look, this is what I am seeing from your organization.
00:03:21.580Please make some effort highlighting the positive that came out of this, because this is the remarkable story and how, number one, I came together with 11 other people.
00:03:34.060And over the course of four and a half months, that team facilitated a foot march over forty four hundred kilometers in length.
00:03:43.300So why this cannot be reported on, you know, I don't understand.