‘March to Freedom’: Veteran Fired for Vaccination Status Sets Out on Cross-Canada Winter Trek

James Topp demonstrates against COVID-19 mandates at the Canada-U.S. border by the Pacific Highway in Surrey, B.C., on Feb. 12, 2022. Jeff Sandes/The Epoch Times

VANCOUVER—Starting from the Terry Fox Plaza in downtown Vancouver with his sights set on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Warrant Officer James Topp began his 4,300-kilometre journey on foot across Canada Feb. 20, as he takes a stand against government COVID-19 mandates, including mandatory vaccination requirements.

And he knows firsthand. After serving 28 years in the Canadian Armed Forces, Topp is about to be released from the reserve force because of his COVID vaccination status.