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Organizers of a truck convoy to Ottawa to pressure the federal government to fast-track pipeline construction say the effort is snowballing.

Proponents of pushing hundreds of trucks and other vehicles to Parliament Hill in February say a GoFundMe page and a recruitment effort are swelling the effect of the so-called Yellow Vest protest that’s expected to embark from Red Deer on Feb. 15.

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“(Ottawa) is forcing us to do this — there’s a passion,” said organizer Glen Carritt of Innisfail.

Though the convoy is western Canadian-based, the movement has inspired those across the country, said Carritt, who operates an industrial safety company he says has been hard hit by problems plaguing the energy industry.

“Two hundred people have registered east of Ontario,” he said.

As of Tuesday afternoon, a GoFundMe page had raised more than $26,000 toward a $170,000 goal to help cover participants’ costs.