MPs meet soldier charged with criticizing vaccine requirements while in uniform
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OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are meeting today with James Topp, a Canadian soldier charged in May for speaking out against vaccine requirements while in uniform.
The meetings come as Topp and his supporters are set to demonstrate in Ottawa next week after walking for the past four months from Vancouver to protest federal vaccine mandates.
A 22-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan, Topp faces two counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline for comments that he made while wearing his uniform in February.
While Topp was driven to Ottawa for the meetings today, he and his supporters won’t officially arrive in the capital until June 30, and their pending arrival has stoked fresh fears of another round of anti-vaccine and anti-government protests.
