Before I begin, fair warning: this is going to be a mind-bender of a post.
It connects a series of people, institutions and documented events involving my case that I had never fully assembled into one picture—until early this morning, while working on the book chronicling what has happened to me and my family over the past decade.
The connections reach from a disgraced Kelowna RCMP officer and controversial B.C. Criminal Justice Branch decisions to former Kelowna RCMP Superintendent Bill McKinnon, the premises occupied by Ezra Healing, and the later actions involving Michael Martinz and Svetlana Dalla Lana.
Some parts are established by news reports and official government records. Others remain allegations or unanswered questions requiring land-title records, correspondence and independent investigation. But when the full chronology is placed side by side, the intersections are too significant to ignore.
An Old Kelowna Case Looks Different Through Today’s LensOn April 7, 2011, Global News reported that Kelowna RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler would not be criminally charged over his arrest of Jeremy Packer.
Packer had been arrested after being falsely accused of stealing a speedboat. During the arrest, Mantler reportedly punched him several times in the head. Mantler maintained that Packer had resisted arrest.
According to the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch, prosecutors concluded that the force was used for legitimate purposes and was proportionate and reasonable.
The Branch said it considered:
- Packer’s account;
- the accounts of the police officers involved;
- evidence from independent civilian witnesses;
- the circumstances leading to the arrest;
- the Criminal Code provisions governing police use of force; and
- relevant previous court decisions.
That was the official conclusion.
But Mantler was not facing only one allegation.
Original story: Global News — “UPDATE: Mantler cleared of assault,” April 7, 2011
Image above: Geoff Mantler in uniform or during the subsequent court proceedings.
Caption: Former Kelowna RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler. In April 2011, the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch declined to approve an assault charge arising from his arrest of Jeremy Packer. Mantler later pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm in the separate Buddy Tavares case.
Photo/story source: Global News — Mantler cleared in the Packer incident
This is the video of Tavares kicking the guy in the head… see for yourself:
The incident the public could see
Mantler was also accused of kicking Buddy Tavares in the face while Tavares was on his hands and knees during a January 7, 2011 arrest.
Unlike many allegations of police violence, this incident was captured on video.
Mantler eventually pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm. On May 2, 2013, he was sentenced to 18 months’ probation. He left the RCMP shortly before sentencing.
The Mantler files therefore produced strikingly different outcomes:
- In the Jeremy Packer incident, the Justice Branch concluded that Mantler’s force was legitimate, proportionate and reasonable.
- In the videotaped Buddy Tavares incident, Mantler ultimately pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm.
That does not automatically establish corruption within the Justice Branch. It does, however, raise an important public-interest question:
How much deference was given to police accounts when prosecutors assessed an allegation against another police officer—particularly when no decisive video existed?
Related story: Global News — “Mantler quits RCMP”
Bill McKinnon was commanding the Kelowna RCMP
The officer commanding the Kelowna RCMP during the Mantler controversy was Superintendent Bill McKinnon.
McKinnon publicly stated that Mantler’s alleged behaviour fell short of his expectations and those of the public. He reportedly recommended that Mantler appear before a three-member RCMP adjudication board to face formal discipline.
McKinnon was therefore not a distant or incidental figure. He was the senior Kelowna RCMP commander dealing publicly with the consequences of the Mantler files.
McKinnon retired in March 2013 after 38 years in the RCMP. KelownaNow reported that he had commanded the Kelowna detachment for approximately 12 years.
Global News identified the Mantler scandal as one of the difficult episodes that occurred during McKinnon’s tenure.
Retirement coverage: KelownaNow — “Superintendent Bill McKinnon, Kelowna RCMP’s Top Man, Is Set to Retire”
Additional coverage: Global News — “Kelowna’s top cop calling it quits”
Suggested image: Bill McKinnon during his time as commanding officer of the Kelowna RCMP.
Caption: Superintendent Bill McKinnon commanded the Kelowna RCMP during the Geoff Mantler controversy. He retired in March 2013 following approximately 38 years of RCMP service.
Photo source: KelownaNow — Bill McKinnon retirement story
Then McKinnon’s name surfaced again
This is not the first time I have publicly raised a possible connection between Bill McKinnon and premises used by Svetlana Dalla Lana’s Ezra Healing operation.
In my October 23, 2025 article, I published an image of the Kelowna building and reported that it was owned—or had until recently been owned—by former RCMP Chief Superintendent Bill McKinnon.
I also reported that the premises had been connected to Dalla Lana and Ezra Healing, an operation I was told by Michael Martinz was first of all “all illegal” and involved in importing and distributing ivermectin, steroids and other pharmaceutical products through the United States.
My complete earlier report can be read here and see the key excerpt that connects former RCMP Superintendent Bill McKinnon to Ezra healing and Svetlana Dalla Lana and Michael Martinz:
That article described information I had received about an alleged supply route involving overseas manufacturers, American intermediaries and transportation through Spokane into British Columbia.
I also described three occasions between December 2024 and March 2025 when Dalla Lana allegedly offered me $2,000 per trip to transport what she called “product” from Spokane into Canada. I declined those offers.
Those allegations were based on messages, information reportedly obtained from people associated with Ezra Healing and material published by third parties. They were not findings by a court.
The photograph or screenshot of the Kelowna building previously published in the October 23, 2025 Black Sheep article.
Caption: The Kelowna building containing Unit 100 at 2041 Harvey Avenue, the publicly identified location of Ezra Healing. I previously reported that the building was owned—or had until recently been owned—by former Kelowna RCMP Superintendent Bill McKinnon. That property relationship requires confirmation through authoritative land-title and leasing records.
Image and background source: Black Sheep Whistleblower — October 23, 2025 Ezra Healing article
What Health Canada subsequently confirmed
On November 6, 2025, Health Canada announced that it had seized multiple unauthorized drug products from Ezra Healing at:
Unit 100, 2041 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia.
The seized products were labelled as containing prescription, controlled or other drug ingredients, including:
- azithromycin;
- doxycycline;
- hydroxychloroquine;
- ivermectin;
- mebendazole;
- niclosamide;
- synthetic testosterone compounds; and
- high-dose vitamin D.
Health Canada stated that selling unauthorized health products in Canada is illegal. It warned that the products could pose serious health risks and said Ezra Healing’s promotional materials made unauthorized claims about treating serious medical conditions, including cancer.
The federal regulator also confirmed that it was working with the Canada Border Services Agency to prevent the products from being imported.
That is not speculation or information from an unnamed source. It is contained in an official federal public advisory.
Official source: Health Canada — “Unauthorized drugs seized from Ezra Healing in Kelowna, BC may pose serious health risks”
The enforcement action confirmed two important facts:
- Ezra Healing operated from Unit 100 at 2041 Harvey Avenue.
- Health Canada seized unauthorized drugs from that location.
The advisory did not establish who owned the building, the terms of Ezra Healing’s tenancy, what a landlord or property manager knew, or whether McKinnon had any involvement beyond a possible property relationship.
Those questions require land-title documents, leasing records and communications.
Suggested image: A publicly available photograph of Svetlana Dalla Lana connected to Ezra Healing, preferably one previously published by Ezra Healing, in news coverage or in the October 23 Black Sheep article.
Caption: Svetlana Dalla Lana, publicly associated with Ezra Healing. On November 6, 2025, Health Canada announced that unauthorized drug products had been seized from Ezra Healing’s Kelowna location.
Background source: Health Canada public advisory
Earlier Black Sheep reporting: October 23, 2025 Ezra Healing article
Caption: Michael Martinz, Dalla Lana’s former fiancé, is discussed extensively in my previous reporting concerning Ezra Healing. Statements attributed to him remain allegations unless independently verified or admitted.
Source: Black Sheep Whistleblower — October 23, 2025 article
Suggested image: A publicly available and reliably identified photograph of Danny Keith Martin, also known online as “HungryTrucker,” preferably from his own public account or the October 23 Black Sheep article.
Caption: Danny Keith Martin, also known online as “HungryTrucker,” was named in my earlier reporting concerning communications, harassment allegations and the purported Ezra Healing “truce offer.” Those matters remain disputed.
Source: Black Sheep Whistleblower — October 23, 2025 article
The questions surrounding McKinnon
If records confirm that McKinnon owned, managed or rented commercial space to Ezra Healing, that fact would not automatically make him legally responsible for a tenant’s conduct.
It would, however, establish a relevant relationship deserving examination—particularly given:
- McKinnon’s former position as commanding officer of the Kelowna RCMP;
- the seriousness of the products later seized by Health Canada;
- the reported efforts of witnesses to bring information to police;
- the potential cross-border importation issues identified by Health Canada; and
- the broader questions I have raised about how complaints involving Dalla Lana and others were handled.
The necessary questions are straightforward:
- Did McKinnon own, manage or control 2041 Harvey Avenue when Ezra Healing occupied Unit 100?
- Was he personally involved in negotiating or administering the tenancy?
- When did McKinnon or the property manager first learn what Ezra Healing was selling?
- Were complaints, Health Canada notices or regulatory concerns communicated to the owner or manager?
- Did McKinnon communicate with Dalla Lana, the Kelowna RCMP, Health Canada or CBSA about Ezra Healing?
- Did his former position within the RCMP affect how complaints about the operation were received or handled?
I am not claiming that a property relationship, standing alone, proves corruption.
I am saying that it should be verified and examined—not waved away as another meaningless coincidence.
Produce the title search.
Produce the lease.
Produce the relevant communications.
Then let the documents establish the truth.
How this connects to my Justice Branch reporting
In my previous article, “Justice Ward Branch”, I examined what I allege was misconduct involving the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch and the use of false or seriously misleading affidavit evidence in proceedings connected to my case.
Black Sheeps Justice Branch Blog:
I have also written about what I allege was the institutional mishandling of:
- documented criminal harassment and doxxing;
- escalating threats against me and my family;
- the November 2025 Duty to Warn;
- information concerning an alleged murder plot;
- the January 22, 2026 firebombing of my home while my disabled daughter and I were inside;
- the failure to provide adequate protection before the attack; and
- the subsequent closure or limitation of aspects of the investigation on the stated basis of insufficient evidence.
My allegations concerning corruption, interference or deliberate institutional protection have not been proven in court. The individuals and institutions named are entitled to respond.
But the Mantler case supplies relevant historical context.
In 2011, the Criminal Justice Branch decided that Mantler’s force against Jeremy Packer was legitimate, proportionate and reasonable. Mantler was subsequently convicted—in a separate incident that happened to have been captured on video—of assault causing bodily harm.
That history demonstrates why prosecutorial decisions involving police must be examined critically rather than accepted as unquestionable proof that nothing improper happened.
This is what “connected” means
When I say these matters are connected, I am not claiming that a 2011 news article proves every allegation arising from my case.
I am saying that identifiable people, places and institutions intersect:
- the Kelowna RCMP;
- the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch;
- former Superintendent Bill McKinnon;
- Constable Geoff Mantler;
- Svetlana Dalla Lana;
- Michael Martinz;
- Danny Keith Martin;
- Ezra Healing;
- Unit 100 at 2041 Harvey Avenue;
- Health Canada;
- CBSA;
- allegations of failed police accountability; and
- my own efforts to have threats, harassment and violence properly investigated.
A connection is not automatically proof of wrongdoing.
But “coincidence” should not be used as a magic word that prevents records from being obtained and relationships from being examined.
The institutional pattern
The Mantler story illustrates a familiar Canadian accountability formula:
An officer is accused.
Police investigate police.
Prosecutors conclude that the officer’s conduct was justified.
Internal discipline is promised.
The public is told that every relevant policy, witness statement and legal test was carefully considered.
Then everyone is expected to move along.
In the Tavares case, video changed everything.
Without that recording, would the public ever have known precisely what happened? Would Mantler ever have pleaded guilty?
That question should concern every Canadian who has been told that an allegation could not be substantiated because the institutional account was given more weight than the complainant’s evidence.
There was no television camera recording every warning, threat, conversation, investigative failure and institutional decision leading to the firebombing of my home.
What exists instead is a documentary trail:
- emails;
- text messages;
- screenshots;
- recordings;
- police file numbers;
- correspondence;
- public advisories; and
- a chronology that must be assessed as a whole.
My position
I am not asking readers to accept every conclusion I have reached.
I am asking why these relationships have not been transparently examined.
I am asking whether the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch has historically exercised sufficient independence and skepticism when assessing allegations involving RCMP officers.
I am asking for documentary proof establishing who owned or leased the Ezra Healing premises and the precise nature of McKinnon’s relationship—if any—to that property and tenancy.
I am asking whether anybody’s former policing position influenced how complaints or regulatory concerns were handled.
And I am asking why my family had to endure escalating harassment, a Duty to Warn and ultimately a targeted firebombing before the institutions responsible for public safety appeared to comprehend the seriousness of what was happening.
Perhaps every intersection has an innocent explanation.
If so, release the records and demonstrate it.
Until then, I will continue following the evidence wherever it leads—because after everything that has happened, I am no longer prepared to dismiss repeated institutional intersections as meaningless coincidence.
Sources and related reading
- Global News — “UPDATE: Mantler cleared of assault,” April 7, 2011
- Global News — “Mantler quits RCMP,” May 1, 2013
- Global News — “Kelowna’s top cop calling it quits,” March 2013
- KelownaNow — Bill McKinnon retirement coverage
- Health Canada — Unauthorized drugs seized from Ezra Healing
- Black Sheep Whistleblower — “Justice Ward Branch”
- Black Sheep Whistleblower — October 23, 2025 Ezra Healing article
Editorial and legal note
This article separates publicly documented facts from allegations, personal evidence and investigative questions.
The Health Canada seizure and the historic Mantler proceedings are documented in the linked public sources. Allegations concerning property ownership, leasing arrangements, corruption, interference, preferential treatment, organized criminal activity or institutional protection have not been proven in court.
Everyone named is entitled to respond, dispute the allegations and provide records correcting or clarifying this account.
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