Military Commander Says Veteran’s Vaccine Mandate Stance Hurt His Unit’s Reputation

Published on November 15, 2023

The commander of a military reserve unit says veteran James Topp, who protested publicly against the vaccine mandates, is responsible for tanking morale, leading to dwindling personnel numbers in his regiment. Lt.-Col. Greg Chan, the commanding officer of the Royal Westminster Regiment (RWR) in B.C., made the assertion in a letter presented during Mr. Topp’s court martial on Nov. 14. Mr. Topp was a member of the RWR when he made two videos in February 2022 to denounce the vaccine mandates, for which he was charged with two counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline. The combat veteran of five operational tours, who spent most of his time in the Regular Force, pleaded guilty on both counts. The prosecution dropped two other counts of wearing the uniform inappropriately....

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