Canadian Girl Guides Are Avoiding Trump’s America

Donald Trump's travel ban in the United States has been making waves north of the border for some time and now it seems that those waves have been powerful enough to spook the Girl Guides of Canada.

The group announced via their website on Monday that they will not be making any further trips to the United States. While not explicitly citing what some are calling Donald Trump's "Muslim ban" as the reason for snubbing the United States, the organization strongly alluded to it the statement, saying that "the safe, inclusive and accepting space" offered by the Girl Guides played strongly into their decision:

"These values are reflected in all we do, including the Girl Guide travel experiences we offer girls and women," reads the statement. "While the United States is a frequent destination for Guiding trips, the ability of all our members to equally enter this country is currently uncertain."

"As such, Girl Guides of Canada will not be approving any new travel to the United States until further notice."

A spokesman for the group further alluded to the ban when speaking to the CBC. "We have lots of girls across the country that travel every year overseas and to the US," Sarah Kiriliuk, national manager of communications for the Girl Guides of Canada, told CBC News Network. "We really wanted to make sure that no girl gets left behind."

This ban will include all trips that involve a connecting flight through the United States—they also canceled a national trip that would have seen troupes from across the country visit California. The group has said that it wasn't a political decision but a preemptive one for the protection of their members.

This isn't the first time that Canadian youth services have avoided the US since President Trump's travel ban came into place. Schools across the country have been cancelling trips to the US because of the fears of one of their students not being allowed into the country.

Chelsea Clinton tweeted that the decision made by the group was "depressing but understandable."

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