Military Judge Commander Julie Deschênes said the sentence should serve the objective of ‘general deterrence and denunciation.’
Lt.-Col. Greg Chan was responsible for pursuing the release of former warrant officer James Topp under item 5(f): ‘unsuitable for further service.’
James Topp says the mandates were imposed in a ‘coercive’ way and ‘done in haste.’
James Topp spoke out publicly against the mandates around the time when related protests were taking place across Canada in the winter of 2022.
Military Judge Commander Julie Deschênes said the sentence should serve the objective of ‘general deterrence and denunciation.’
Lt.-Col. Greg Chan was responsible for pursuing the release of former warrant officer James Topp under item 5(f): ‘unsuitable for further service.’
James Topp says the mandates were imposed in a ‘coercive’ way and ‘done in haste.’
James Topp spoke out publicly against the mandates around the time when related protests were taking place across Canada in the winter of 2022.