As reserves warrant officer James Topp continues his journey from Vancouver to Ottawa to protest government-imposed COVID-19 vaccination requirements, reports recently surfaced in the media that he is facing charges from the Canadian military for supporting the truckers’ Freedom Convoy.
Yet the charges were laid some three months ago, in February, leaving Topp feeling compelled to clarify what they mean.
“I’ve been charged. I’m not incarcerated. It has nothing to do with criminal law. This is military law under the National Defence Act,” he said in an interview. “So it’s important, I think, that people understand that I don’t have criminal charges pending. This is internal to the Department of National Defence (DND).”…