The presence of a profoundly evil, homegrown terror cell in Canada has understandably provoked a lot of soul-searching to our north. As one Canadian editorial put it: “We are Canada, peacekeepers to the world, everybody’s nice guy. Who would want to harm us, and why?” Or as Audrey Macklin, a University of Toronto law professor, confessed to the Los Angels Times, Canadians “picture themselves as being thought of as nicer than the United States.” Why on earth would terrorists want to hurt a “nice” country? Well, for starters, nice isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. The frog who carried the scorpion on his back in Aesop’s fable was nice. It didn’t make the scorpion’s sting any less poisonous.
Indeed, there’s good reason to believe that niceness is part of the problem, not the solution. Many Canadians (and Americans and Europeans) cling to a deep-seated belief that more multiculturalism, more interfaith dialogue, more “understanding,” more Western apologies, more acceptance of Sharia, more “niceness” will fix the problem.
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The Price Of Nice
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In fact, the very first uniform used by the RCMP, then NWMP, was issued from militia stores in Ottawa.
The uniform included a pill box cap, which was worn tilted to the right side of the head and held on by a thin strap under the chin which one might note that the same was being worn in the British Army. A dull white helmet was also used. It eventually had a brass spike added with a plume varying in colours according to rank.
In 1891, a felt hat, which emulated the black felt hats worn by the American army, was allowed to be worn by members of the Force while on patrol duty. It was not found to be very practical in poor weather so members purchased their own hats creating a variation in colours and styles.
John Batterson Stetson of Philadelphia, who was the son of a master hat maker from Orange, New Jersey, created what became the famous Stetson. In the 1870s he began producing the western-style hat, then called "Boss of the Plains". This hat with the stiff brim and dented peaked crown soon became symbolic worldwide with the Mounted Police of Canada.
In 1894, Sam Steele ordered some of these hats in order to affect some uniformity amongst the headdress of his men at Fort Macleod. In 1897, the Mounted Police contingent that went to London, England for the Queen's Jubilee was issued these "Boss of the Plains" hats. The Force approved this style hat for private purchase in 1900, and finally in 1904 approved it as the regulation pattern. By the 1960s the hats were pre-dented with a uniform shape.
So changes in the uniform has always been part of the RCMP since its inception and just as Canadian. Born out the times in which we live and necessity as well as availability.
also;
A universal saddle, British Army pattern, was used until 1883 when it was replaced by the US California Stock saddle.
1931 - Statute of Westminster grants British dominions complete autonomy. This is when Canada truly became a free and indepentant nation.
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