Carol Bohem never considered herself an activist.

But when she read the UN Global Migration Compact Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed on Dec. 10, she could not stand on the sidelines any longer.

So, Bohem helped organize a Yellow Vest rally in Vernon.

The Yellow Vest Movement started in France as a way to protest government, and quickly gained steam around the world.

Bohem said she became an activist out of concern the migration compact will have a negative effect on Canada.

Bohem has poured over the compact and while it says the agreement is non-binding, she feels it will be binding and will open a door Canada cannot close and will allow groups outside of the nation to determine how many migrants are allowed into Canada and when.

“I spent my life reading corporate legal documents and when I read this document, my heart stopped,” she said. “Under this new global compact for migration – and that's the important word, it's not immigration, it's migration – that it will be an international entity that controls who, what, where, when migrants come in and Canadian citizens will have no say.”

Bohem said the movement is encouraging all citizens to become educated on the compact to see for themselves the negative impact it will have on Canada.

The Yellow Vest movement is not aligned with any political party and supports legal immigration, while denouncing illegal and irregular immigration.