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A once-united yellow vest convoy to Ottawa has been roiled by infighting, resulting in refund requests totalling thousands of dollars and one of the movement’s organizers splitting from the original group.

Amid the turmoil, there are fears the much touted cross-country rally supporting Alberta’s oil industry may be grounded before it starts.

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CJ Clayton, founder of the yellow vest convoy to Ottawa group, launched it in mid-December but quickly handed over the reins to Glen Carritt as a lead liaison. Momentum behind the movement snowballed with over $127,000 being raised between two separate GoFundMe accounts as of Saturday, while an associated Facebook group saw thousands join.

But a rift over the group’s close association with the controversial yellow vest movement has seen the convoy’s major players split over differing philosophies.

Clayton said “a couple hundred” people already have filed refund requests totalling around $17,000, sparking concern the convoy could be in jeopardy.