Axe the Tax convoy hits B.C.s roads, drivers could face disruptions [Video]

A national anti-carbon price protest is expected to slow traffic along several major highways on Monday, including three major highways in B.C.

About 300 people gathered in Hope on Monday morning with the potential for traffic disruptions along highways 1, 3 and 5.

Protests around the “Axe the Tax” campaign are scheduled across the country, including at the B.C. and Alberta border in Sparwood and Lucerne.

The Nationwide Protest Against Carbon Tax group says it is seeking the complete removal of the levy and that protests remain peaceful.

Jeff Galbraith, a People’s Party of Canada candidate for Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford, attended the protest in Hope on Monday morning.

“I think we got a lot of frustrated, disillusioned, disheartened, disenfranchised Canadians. A majority of Canadians … they feel they have no voice anymore.“

B.C. drivers can expect to pay an extra three cents per litre when getting gas, starting Monday.

The carbon price is meant to …