Veteran Pleads Guilty in Court Martial for Criticizing Vaccine Mandates

James Topp spoke out publicly against the mandates around the time when related protests were taking place across Canada in the winter of 2022.

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

Military veteran James Topp, who marched from Vancouver to Ottawa to protest against vaccine mandates, has pleaded guilty to two counts of prejudice to good order and discipline for speaking out against the mandates.

Mr. Topp underwent a court martial on Nov. 14 at the armoury of the Royal Westminster Regiment, a reserve unit in New Westminster, B.C., where he was last in service.