The Regina Rally Against The Carbon Tax convoy made its way down Saskatchewan Drive towards Evraz Place on April 4, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)

By CJME News

Carbon Convoy

Convoy to carbon tax rally rolls through Regina

Apr 4, 2019 | 3:54 PM

Roughly 700 trucks rolled through Regina this morning in protest of the federal government’s carbon tax.

It took nearly an hour for the convoy to make its way from the city’s east side, through the downtown to Evraz Place where the rally is taking place.

Many vehicles also met the convoy at the Evraz grounds.

After hearing the horns blare though the downtown, Mel Beisel decided to walk up a block from his McIntyre Street apartment to watch the trucks on Saskatchewan Drive.

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“I think it’s a good idea they chose to protest,” he said. “I think this will make (the federal government) know that the carbon tax is wrong and they should do something about it.”

About a block away, in the Robins Donuts parking lot on the corner of Albert Street and Saskatchewan Drive, Lisa Streisel filmed the convoy.

“I think it’s amazing that Saskatchewan workers and farmers can come together to protest something we all believe should not be here,” she said.

The speeches at Evraz Place began at 1:30 p.m., with Premier Scott Moe among the speakers.