Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) experienced James Topp has begun a gruelling march from Vancouver to Ottawa in support of Freedom Convoy protestors against Wuhan coronavirus restrictions and mandates.
Topp began his journey from Vancouver on Sunday and is aiming to walk a range of 4,395 kilometres/2,731 miles across a big portion of Canada to reach Ottawa and is joined by a small group of others.
Bit late getting this one out– we’re in Abbotsford now. Tomorrow Chiliwack. #VetsAreNext #MarchToFreedom, #CanadaMarches #JamesTOpp pic.twitter.com/V5mXS2G6V6
— Cdn Army Vet James Topp #MarchToFreedom (@CanadaMarches) February 22, 2022
A 28-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, Topp launched a objective declaration on his site “Canada Marches” saying, “We increase to serve Canadians with honesty, regard and empathy, for the purpose of reuniting our people. We do this, with the intention of ensuring our government promotes the laws that support Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”
According to a report from broadcaster CBC, Warrant Officer Topp was under investigation by the Canadian Army over his scheduled march. Several others have likewise allegedly been put under examination including two active-duty members of the elite counter-terrorism force JTF2.
The marchers are expected to walk 25 miles each day and claim that the whole journey could take between 3 to four months to complete.
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Topp spoke with advocates in Vancouver saying, “Determination, commitment, perseverance. The sounds of our steps are going to continue in front of us. They are going to hear our feet out east.”
The veteran acknowledged that he was influenced by Canadian Terry Fox, who after losing his ideal leg to cancer in 1977 at age 18, attempted to cross Canada on foot to raise cash for cancer research study, in what became known as the Marathon of Hope.
Fox was taken ill after cancer returned to his lungs on September 1st, 1980 after running for 5,373 kilometres/3,338 miles. He died a number of months in the future June 28th 1981.
A statue of Terry Fox in Ottawa was associated with the early days of the Freedom Convoy protests after some declared protestors had defaced the statue after putting an indication mentioning “Mandate Freedom” and a Canadian flag on the statue.
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Topp’s long march throughout Canada comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeps his powers under the Emergencies Act, regardless of border blockades having ended prior to he conjured up the act and the Ottawa protest being cleared last weekend.
A vote in the House of Commons on Monday night saw members of Trudeau’s Liberals and the far-left New Democrats (NDP) pass a movement to approve of using the act, while the Conservatives and the separatist Bloc Quebecois opposed the invocation of the act.