What’s the RCMP?

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is a federal, provincial, and municipal police force with 25,000 employees. It enforces federal law, manages policing in provinces and rural areas, and protects indigenous peoples and dignitaries. The RCMP was established in 1920 by merging two frontier law enforcement forces. Though no longer mounted, the RCMP’s red uniforms […]

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