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GRANDE PRAIRIE — Over 1,500 oil and gas workers and supporters took part in a rally Sunday afternoon to show solidarity for the industry and urge more action from the provincial and federal governments.

Alberta UCP Leader Jason Kenney attended the rally and spoke to the crowd of supporters.

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“Thank you to each and every one of you for standing up for what is right. For standing up for Canada, for standing up for ordinary working women and men who, for too long, have been without a voice,” Kenney said. “But today by the thousands, people in Alberta’s Peace Country are giving them a voice and are fighting back for what is right.”

The rally also took specific issue with a lack of pipelines and Bill C-69, which would change the rules for pipeline project approval and reform the National Energy Board, renaming it the Canadian Energy Regulator. The bill is currently before the Senate.

“This is not just the fight of our lives, for our prosperity, for our schools and hospitals and way of life,” Kenney said. “This is a fight that matters for the world. We need Canadian energy to displace dictator oil all around the world. But none of that will happen if Justin Trudeau passes Bill C-69. So I want to hear you — Stop the bill, stop the bill.”