Western Standard - May 30, 2022


“Why do we import oil and gas when we have all we need in Canada？


Episode Stats

Length

2 minutes

Words per Minute

159.07208

Word Count

384

Sentence Count

17


Summary

A new campaign challenges politicians' loyalties. Unified Grassroots started their Do You Stand For All Canadians hashtag campaign to ask politicians if they represent all Canadians. The Western Standard sat down with Nadine Ness to discuss the group's concerns about Canada and the need for the campaign.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Unified Grassroots founder Ness announces a new campaign challenging politicians' loyalties.
00:00:06.300 Unified Grassroots started their Do You Stand For All Canadians hashtag campaign
00:00:11.500 to ask politicians if they represent all Canadians.
00:00:15.420 The Western Standard sat down with Nadine Ness, Unified Grassroots founder,
00:00:19.960 to discuss the group's concerns about Canada and the need for the campaign.
00:00:24.580 Unified Grassroots became a Saskatchewan non-profit organization in September 2021
00:00:29.540 after a few concerned parents and Ness became worried about the COVID-19 mandates,
00:00:35.140 particularly in schools.
00:00:37.680 We were very concerned about the impact of COVID-19 school mandates
00:00:40.640 and the negative effects on our children and felt we had to speak up, said Ness.
00:00:46.160 Unified Grassroots wants to spread the message across Canada
00:00:49.160 that it is time to drop all COVID-19 mandates and return to a pre-COVID normal.
00:00:54.340 The hashtag campaign's objective is the travel restrictions must be dropped
00:00:59.480 so the 6 million unvaccinated Canadians who cannot travel by plane, bus, train, or ferry
00:01:05.140 are free again to move around the country and abroad.
00:01:09.040 Unified Grassroots and Ness want politicians to put the interests of Canadians first
00:01:14.260 instead of being influenced by outside of Canada and private interests.
00:01:19.300 Why do we import oil and gas when we have all we need in Canada?
00:01:23.600 Why send money that could stay inside of Canada to foreign countries, said Ness.
00:01:29.320 Unified Grassroots and Ness want the federal government to be held accountable to all Canadians
00:01:34.280 and not a select few.
00:01:36.720 We want that question to be the question in the back of the minds of every politician
00:01:40.940 any time they make decisions or try to justify their own actions.
00:01:45.360 We want them to feel convicted and accountable to all Canadians, said Ness.
00:01:50.400 Ness is concerned about the politicians only standing with Canadians who agree with them
00:01:54.780 and wants politicians to know that they are elected to serve all Canadians,
00:01:59.480 not just the ones who voted for them.
00:02:02.000 We want them to know that all Canadians will be asking them that question
00:02:05.600 any time they post something new or announce something.
00:02:09.600 They are standing for all Canadians or just the ones who agree with them or have the same views.
00:02:15.360 Are they standing for all Canadians or are they standing for outside influences, said Ness.
00:02:21.680 I'm Chris Holcourt reporting for the Western Standard.