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Yellow vests movement (Canada) refers to series of relatively small protests in Canada inspired by the Yellow vests movement that began in France in 2018. Global News also reported that the protests are largely driven by social media, including Yellow Vest Canada on Facebook.

Background
According to Global News, in Canada, the yellow-vest protests attracted much smaller crowds than those in France.

Locations
A crowd of hundreds of protesters in Calgary, Alberta, where the headquarters of the hard-hit oil industry are situated, protesters expressed frustration at municipal, provincial, and national governments. Among the first protests in Canada in December were those in the western Canada's oil producing provinces. They protested against the carbon price which will be implemented in April 2019, against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and against the endorsement of the United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). In Saskatchewan, December 22 protests included a 427-truck pro-pipeline convoy in Estevan, 70 people in Yorkton, and 200 people Regina. On December 15, hundreds of yellow vest protesters encountered counter protesters, some of whom also wore high-visibility vests at the Alberta Legislature and Edmonton City Hall. Some protesters held pro-pipeline or anti-illegal immigration signs while counter protesters accused them of racism. Protesters in Alberta include the Yellow Vest pro-pipeline convoy of trucks.

Protesting
The description on the Yellow Vest Canada Facebook group, reads, "This group is to protest the CARBON TAX and the Treason of our country’s politicians who have the audacity to sell out OUR country’s sovereignty over to the Globalist UN and their Tyrannical policies." On December 29, one member of the Facebook group posted an image of a list that he said was the alleged manifesto for the group. The manifesto has not been confirmed by any of the organizers.