The words I used were that the Canadian Forces are better now than when I joined in 1990. When I joined in 1990, there was no such thing as diversity. There was no such thing as policies for people. There were no policies for family. There was a running joke: “If we wanted you to have a family, we would have issued you one.” There were no support networks for families. There was no mental health support. There was no discussion of inclusivity. We didn't have harassment policies when I joined the Canadian Forces, which was a year after women were allowed to join any trade in the Canadian Forces.
From my perspective, notwithstanding that we do have these issues, the forces are still better now than when I started in 1990, 30 years ago.