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Kremlin sanction 'a badge of honour' says G Adventures chief

Government
James Chapple
21 December 2022

G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip has said Moscow’s decision to sanction him and around 200 other prominent Canadians is one he will wear "as a badge of honour" and vindicates Canada’s strong stance on human rights abuses.

G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip has been sanctioned by the Russian government (Credit: G Adventures)

Bruce Poon Tip has been made an Officer of the Order of Canada (Credit: G Adventures)

Poon Tip has been banned from entering Russia in a tit-for-tat move by the Kremlin in response to sanctions imposed by the Canadian government in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


"What Russia is doing is horrifying," said Poon Tip. "I welcome this sanction as it gives us an opportunity to speak out again about the atrocity of the war against Ukraine.


"I will continue to support the further sanctioning of Russia until they leave the sovereign nation of Ukraine, and stop destroying a beautiful proud country and killing innocent people."