Donald Trump set off yet another Twitter bomb of controversy this morning, tweeting that the transgender people won’t be allowed to serve in the U.S. military.
The Canadian Armed Forces have now responded with a not so subtle social media post.
The Canadian Forces lifted its ban on members of the LGBT community serving in uniform following a high-profile case in 1992. It has also funded dozens of sex-reassignment operations in the last two decades, including 19 between 2008 and October 2015.
The Canadian military last updated its transgender policy in 2012, and was said last year to be reviewing the policy to see if it was up to date.
Under the current policy, the Canadian military accommodates the needs of transgender members except in extreme circumstances such as significant extra costs or potential threats to the health and safety of other military personnel or the public.
