THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM IN CANADA BY THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES

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.

Then Kareem Tadros who lives in Mississauga (just outside Toronto), an entrepreneur in the fields of marketing and fashion has become active within the school system, school boards and conversations around SOGI curriculums. Recently he went to pick up a new Canadian Passport only to find it has a rainbow in it. See what happens next!

***Valour Legal Action Centre is a non-profit that focuses on legal issues for the members and veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces. Aware that taking on the Crown is an expensive process that often shuts out the ordinary Canadian, she created the non-profit to bring accountability to the senior command.

Catherine has represented members of all the branches of the Canadian military. She has dealt with the issues of the troops in the ranks and members in the officer corp. She has appeared in levels of Court up to the Court of Appeal.

In many respects, Catherine has become the de facto Ombudsman for the men and

women in uniform.