Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says the trucker convoy on its way to Ottawa is a "symbol of the fatigue" Canadians have with the last two years of Covid restrictions.
O'Toole says Conservatives have always been against mandates, and vows to meet with truckers tomorrow.
"This convoy...represents people who feel like they do not have a voice in Ottawa. I want you to know...we will try to make sure that everyone has a voice and no one is left behind in the pandemic, in the cost of living crisis," O'Toole says.
O'Toole is asked what made him change his mind on meeting with trucker convoy from when he was asked numerous times earlier this week. He says he hasn't changed his mind. (I would urge people to review the video from that press conference).
"I will be meeting with truckers. I will be meeting with parts of the convoy. I will try to do it outside of the Hill core so we can do it effectively," O'Toole says.
"The convoy is being used by others," O'Toole says when asked about supposed extremism within the convoy. Says he condemns bad conduct and supports the convoy's opposition to mandates.
Lest there be any doubt, I believe there are some supporters of the convoy who have espoused hateful and extreme views, but I reject that this is representative of the convoy as a whole, hence my "supposed."
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