Canadian Forces Vet Completes First 1,000 Km of Protest Trek Against COVID Mandates to Ottawa

May not respect him for his decision making but, as you say, have to respect him for sticking to his guns.

Thank you my friend LTC (Join to see) for making us aware that Canadian Army reserve soldier and a volunteer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police but he was kicked off his job as a volunteer and he is about to get chaptered out of the service for not getting his covid-19 vaccine.

Courageous Cops & James Topp's #MarchForFreedom
Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson Published March 29, 2022 4,429 Views
Today, I speak with James Topp, a Canadian Armed Forces veteran who is currently walking across Canada on a #MarchForFreedom
Mark Friesen & Rolando Chrystal also join me to discuss their job resignations due to unlawful treatment of fellow citizens because of COVID-19 mandates.
https://rumble.com/vyytfv-live-with-mark-friesen-and-rolando-chrystal.html

Canadian Armed Forces veteran James Topp and his small crew strolled into the southern Alberta municipality of Fort MacLeod on March 31, they reached a significant milestone on their journey to Ottawa to protest government mandates and an erosion of Canadian freedoms: 1,000 kilometres.
Topp launched his Canada Marches movement on Feb. 20 at the Terry Fox Plaza in Vancouver, the plan being to travel the 4,293 kilometres to the nation’s capital all on foot “in peaceful protest against government mandates trampling personal freedoms,” according to his website.
Rotating between five pairs of shoes during the past 43 days, outside of the rare blister the journey has been rewarding and fruitful and the support has been overwhelming, he said.
“Along the way, we’ve gotten such support,” Topp told The Epoch Times. “Folks have opened their homes to us where they’ve got space that had enough room for us. There were a couple of towns where we slept in a church basement. All the support from people, it’s been amazing.”
Rachelle Roy was one of those supporters. In the tiny hamlet of Yahk, B.C., a community of less than 200 people, Roy runs The Hog Pen, a Bunk-A-Biker layover for travellers who need a rest before moving on to the next city.
Roy and her husband took care of the Canada Marches team for two nights, feeding them breakfasts and dinners and getting their laundry done. For her, this was the least she could do.
“I like what James is doing and all my life, I’ve always believed you help people who do things for people, to unify,” Roy told The Epoch Times. “In the last couple of years, I’ve seen so many people divided, [Topp’s team] just touched my heart. Unite the people. I love what they’re doing.”
Working as a civilian in an RCMP detachment, Topp was forced into “leave without pay” after he chose to avoid taking a COVID-19 vaccine. His dismissal from the Canadian Armed Forces where he served 28 years, most recently as a reservist, is imminent for the same reason.
Surrounded by colleagues he said didn’t want to be vaccinated but felt pressured to do so to stay employed, Topp was motivated to do some form of activism to speak on their behalf, as well as his own, which is how the Canada Marches movement began.

FYI MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SMSgt Tom Burns SPC Woody Bullard SPC Chris Bayner-Cwik CSM David Heidke LTC Paul Heinlein MAJ (Join to see) SSG Paul Lanciault SFC Richard Lee MSG Donald R. Lee, M.B.A. LTC William Lee Jr CPT Chris LoomisSGT Mark Anderson SSG William Jones COL Jean (John) F. B. SGT Kathleen Light SFC James Baber SPC Britanny *Winnie* Balthaser

Sure he's in the military and he agreed to abide by rules and regulations. I think it's pretty foolish of a government to go from 0 to 10 without doing something in the middle. Progressive discipline should have been offered before going straight to discharge. It seems like they went straight to discharging a soldier for refusing to get a vaccine. Where was the letters of counseling, where was non judicial punishment. Then judicial punishment if the misbehavior continues. I know his refusal impacts readiness, but his charge further impacts readiness and national security. Oh well, my intent was to talk about progressive discipline versus going right for the jugular.