Leslyn Lewis supports truckers' peaceful protests interviewed by True North's Andrew Lawton

Why are you on Parliament Hill?
Why wouldn't I be?
This is democracy.
This is what democracy is all about.
People believe that the government has
overstepped with mandate, and they're here
to exercise their democratic right.
We give, people give the government the power
to act in accordance with their values.
The government does not have any independent power.
It is us that confer the power on the government.
And where they overstep, the people have
a right to voice their opinions.
What we've seen in the last year with
demonization of people, turning people against each other,
the hatred that has been spewed from the
highest levels is completely unacceptable.
And the people have had enough.
And so they're here to voice their opinions.
And I support any PEACEFUL act of democracy.
And all I've seen here is loving, law- abiding
Canadians, expressing their voice, which they're entitled to do so.
So why wouldn't I be here, Andrew.
Do you feel like the Conservatives have done an
adequate job at representing these people throughout the pandemic in
the last couple of years or even in the time
that you've been in office the last few months?
Well, I've always spoken out. You've seen that?
I've always spoken out from the very
beginning about things that concerned my constituents.
I will always be a voice for my
constituents, and I will never be silent.
So I believe that MPs have said and acted
in accordance with the voices of their constituents.
Yes.
For a lot of people, this is not
about whether you're pro or anti vaccination.
It's about a more fundamental message,
which is about government overreach.
Is that resonating with what you're hearing
from your constituents on the ground? Absolutely.
Whether you're vaccinated or not vaccinated, it's about
the mandates and whether or not these mandates
are fair, whether they adhere to a public
health principle, because that's what we're concerned about.
We want everybody to be safe.
We want people who are able to
be vaccinated to exercise informed consent.
That's what we're concerned about.
So it's not about whether
you're vaccinated or not vaccinated.
It's about government overreach.
But thank you for your time, Andrew. Pleasure.
Thank you so much.
Bye.