Today we are joined by Barrister and Solicitor, Catherine Christensen, who is the founder of the Valour Legal Action Centre, now representing James Formosa who served as an Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces for over five years until his involuntary (5F) release in July, 2022.
At his final posting to an Artillery Regiment, he vocally opposed the implementation of CDS directives on mandates as soon as they were introduced on the grounds that they violated the Charter Rights and Freedoms of Canadian civilians and soldiers alike (as well as the Canadian Human Rights Act).
Captain Formosa submitted an accommodation request on religious grounds through his chain of command, and failed to receive any proper substantiation or response to his doctrinal, legal, or ethical arguments that were ultimately directed to NDHQ in Ottawa.