Veteran on Cross-Country Trek for Freedoms Joined by 1,000 Supporters on Last Leg of Journey: Photo Report

OTTAWA—Military Veteran James Topp was joined by over 1,000 supporters on June 30 as he arrived in Ottawa on the way to his final stop, the War Memorial—more than four months after he began his walk across Canada from the Terry Fox statue in downtown Vancouver on Feb. 20.

#jamestopp @CanadaMarches pic.twitter.com/Rj6ZukSat7

— Noé Chartier (@NChartierET) June 30, 2022

Military veteran James Topp poses for photos with supporters in Ottawa on June 30, 2022. (Noé Chartier/The Epoch Times)

Military veteran James Topp walks with supporters toward his last stop, the War Memorial in Ottawa, on June 30, 2022. (Noé Chartier/The Epoch Times)

Topp was put on “leave without pay” for choosing to not receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a civilian in an RCMP detachment, and also faced troubles with the Canadian Armed Forces, where he served 28 years, for the same reason. The military has fined him for publicly speaking out against federal vaccine requirements while in uniform.

The veteran soldier started his march to protest against COVID-19 mandates.

“Bain de foule” as we say in French. (Crowd bath?) #jamestopp meets supporters in Hog’s Back Park. @CanadaMarches pic.twitter.com/ahA1ZnijGs

— Noé Chartier (@NChartierET) June 30, 2022

Military veteran James Topp walks with supporters toward his last stop, the War Memorial in Ottawa, on June 30, 2022. (Noé Chartier/The Epoch Times)

Topp met with Conservative MPs on June 22 as he was getting closer to Ottawa, saying “the journey has been arduous, physically challenging, but at the same time, it has allowed me to connect with my fellow Canadians in a way that I never would have thought possible.”

As he arrived in Ottawa on June 30 after a 4,300 kilometre trip, over a 1,000 supporters joined him on his last trek, with many approaching him to take photos, shake his hand, or give him a hug.