Juno News - James Topp is marching to Ottawa to protest the government's COVID measures

00:00:00.400 Hey, we're here with James Topp, Canadian Forces veteran who's marching from Vancouver to Ottawa,

00:00:06.480 protest government overreach during COVID. Protests have been shut down, but here you are

00:00:12.720 marching into the Cascade Mountains. You say you've been receiving a lot of support along the

00:00:16.480 way, people have been pulling over. What are some of the things they're telling you about

00:00:20.720 how the past two years have affected their lives? Well, it's really one of hardship and one that I can

00:00:30.400 you know definitely relate to because we've all experienced this type of

00:00:38.640 culture of fear and division and I think that you know they're thankful that

00:00:46.080 for what we are doing as a team to kind of reunite people in and not just like I said this in

00:00:52.880 Vancouver but I'll say it again like I can't tell people not to be afraid we have fear in us that's

00:00:58.000 just part of what we are. But this just helps to show it it's what I've learned in the army it's you

00:01:05.840 know you lead by example you set an example and we're set an example by working with each other

00:01:11.600 walking with each other marching with each other and in response to that fear to overcome it right

00:01:20.000 so the response I've seen on the side of the road has been overwhelmingly positive and in

00:01:25.200 not honesty it's it's difficult for me to deal with in a lot of ways because it's it's it's not like

00:01:33.600 anything I've ever experienced before it's it's beyond my words to describe that

00:01:42.880 it encourages me in a way that

00:01:44.560 food and water don't you know what I mean like it's it's it's amazing it's the most amazing thing

00:01:51.920 I've ever been a part of in my life

Juno News - February 27, 2022