Thank you. Commissioners, thank you for the opportunity to appear on behalf of Canadian Armed Forces military members and veterans that were affected by the COVID 19 policies brought in by the current Chief of Defence Staff General Wayne air. A few housekeeping matters before I begin, my clients have signed releases allowing me to testify today. As I said, I'm not in the chain of command and the code of service discipline does not apply to me, which is allowing me to speak on behalf of currently serving members and newly released veterans. The documents in support of my brief and my presentations today are all publicly available or were received through access to information and privacy requests. And I currently represent almost 360 men and women who proudly wore the uniform of Canada. There are 1000s More that my team and I have spoken to over the past two years. I am a lawyer from St. Albert, Alberta. I was a registered nurse before I went to law school. In law school while taking military law from two jag officers. I identified that military members needed legal services which recognize their unique circumstances and way of life. My professors encouraged me to pursue a legal career associated with the Canadian military, as I understood it so well for a civilian. Upon being called to the bar, I hung my own shingle and began my representation of members and veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces. I wouldn't trade my practice for any other clients. I'm honored to stand with these men and women who have served and can continue to serve Canada. By the fall of 2021, I was keenly and personally aware of the pressure to vaccinate to keep a hard one career. I also knew from years and our courts that any attempt to question vaccination policy was going to be a big challenge. Despite the court being our last bastion of democracy to hold government overreach to account. In October 2021, I was approached by hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces members about the directive from the Chief of Defence Staff mandating the injections, I was fully prepared to tell them that it was likely to be in Afghanistan of fights. And then I began to be told the stories of what was happening in the ranks of what commanding officers were doing to their own people. These members asked me to bring my skill set and knowledge to their fight, and I couldn't let them stand alone. If there's one thing that the best of the Canadian military is known for, is taking on a tough fight, while undermanned, under gunned, and under equipped telling this dedicated group that what needed to be done in the face of adversity was all they needed. We got organized, we created teams, we equipped for the legal skirmishes, and we prep for small advances and setbacks. The members and veterans who voiced concerns about a mandated COVID-19 vaccination program are an outstanding group of people. They're highly decorated, they're exceptionally trained and experienced, and they have a moral code that has withstood the ultimate test of just following orders mentality that was supposed to die after World War Two, I would put my life into the hands of any one of them. They are the finest Canada has to offer. And they've been sacrificed on a political altar. Our military members were used to set an example for the population of Canada for a 100% vaccination rate come hell or high water. Let's be clear, the directives from the Chief of Defence Staff were not about stopping the spread or mitigating risk to the ranks or operational effectiveness. The chief of defense staff stated the purpose what is to show quote, leadership, unquote, to Canadians. That's not the purpose of our armed forces. Nor should it be the two chief of chiefs of defense staff, ahead of this current serving chief of defense staff did not bring in a mandate. The documentation shows they were very aware it could not be done, and no doubt understood the risks of a medical treatment, decimating the entire Canadian military, if something went wrong. Setting up these men and women to be guinea pigs for an experimental medical treatment, and then hiding the damage from it would be a war crime if it was done to prisoners of war. It certainly was a war crime in World War Two, yet general air get it to his own people, and he thinks he's untouchable to answer for it. A military with leaders who see themselves above the law is a dangerous thing. History teaches us that and it's a lesson not to be forgotten. And this experiment has gone wrong. A weakened military already suffering from not enough people in the ranks, then lost 1000s More to the mandate and likely 1000s More to come who were permanently damaged from the injections, the count will only rise as time moves forward. And what happens to those who followed the orders and took the injections and are now permanently disabled. Veterans Affairs Canada is telling them no, not service related. Once again, veterans will face a procedural system that fails them and are forced them forced to go to the court for deserved compensation. Is it any wonder that the Canadian Armed Forces is has a significantly accelerated recruitment problem under the current leadership? Why have the people of Canada not heard what Canadian Armed Forces did to some of their best people in the name of COVID-19. As has been said, it's because members of the Canadian Armed Forces are gagged from speaking out by their own Queen's regulations and orders. The Armed Forces haven't caught up to call them kings during regulations and orders yet. They can't speak out, which made them the perfect population to control. The Chief of Defence Staff has shown that he is willing to sacrifice the entire military and their families under his command for political gain. Indeed, he received a promotion immediately after the mandate was brought in. Vice Admiral top she was promoted to Commander of the Navy after he forced a third booster mandate on the Royal Canadian Navy. There are political these are political appointments for a job well done at the expense of the members. They are expected to lead and whose well being should be paramount for them to protect In Canada, it should be noted that we have an additional check for our military that no one even thinks about. Soldiers, sailors and air crew do not serve at the pleasure of the Prime Minister. In this case, Justin Trudeau. He has no power over our military. They serve at the pleasure of the king of Canada. Technically, the king can turn the military on the government or the police. Keep in mind, the king has the power to dismiss the Prime Minister, or dissolve parliament through the Governor General. His Majesty is the last line of defense. To King Charles, I would say your Canadian military is in deep distress, and your troops need you to intervene before it is too late for Canada. The Oath of Service upholds the mission of the Canadian Armed Forces, quote, to defend our country its interests and values while contributing to international peace and security, unquote, as well as just as assist in times of true emergency, such as extensive flooding, or forest fires. It is a myth that putting on a uniform for military service strips a member of all rights of a citizen and removes bodily autonomy. Members who understood they were still Canadian citizens with high legal protections were vilified by an ignorant and misinformed chain of command, who pushed an agenda that all legal avenues are closed to the member when the oath is taken. This is categorically not true. The chief of defense staff under the National Defense Act Section 126, can order members of the Canadian Armed Forces to receive a vaccination. Yet general air chose not to use this legislative power to implement the COVID-19 mandate. Instead, he issued directive one in October 2021, which was poorly written and did not follow the Canadian Armed Forces own policies. Chaos ensued with implementation as each commanding officer put their own interpretation on what was to be done. Yes, you heard that correctly. The chief of defense staff failed to produce a force wide directive that could be acted on in one clear manner. So then we had directive two, which addressed some blatant errors of Canadian Armed Forces policy and directive one. Still not clear enough, though, and we ended up with directive two amended and which was issued, thrown into this mix was an aide memoire regarding remedial measures leading to what is called a five F release. And then the chaplain General's direction on religious accommodations trying to justify why nobody was going to get a religious accommodation, no matter how sincere their belief,