OTTAWA, Apr 12 (Lifesitenews.com) – The Canadian Department of National Defence has released a report indicating that 17 claims were made last year for medical, dental, and relocation benefits for homosexual partners. DND joined other federal departments and agencies in providing full medical and dental benefits to common-law spouses of homosexual employees since July 1996 when the Treasury Board changed its policy in response to a human rights tribunal ruling on “discrimination.”
DND received its first claims in 1997. Last year seven requests (all by women) were received for same-sex medical or dental benefits and 10 soldiers (two men and eight women) made claims for relocation benefits. All claims were granted, DND told the National Post in an article published today. “The military is not required to provide relocation benefits under the new policy,” noted the National Post, “but military officials decided to bend the rules to allow same-sex partners a meals allowance worth $45 a day.”