Is this a reasonable request? Is this more political correctness run amok? Is it more creeping Sharia? https://www.rt.com/news/357011-canada-mounted-police-hijab/ Canadas Muslim Mounties allowed to wear hijabs on duty Published time: 24 Aug, 2016 13:31 Edited time: 24 Aug, 2016 16:51 Get short URL The Royal Canadian Mounted Police © Mark Blinch The Royal Canadian Mounted Police © Mark Blinch / Reuters 4.5K4 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have given official permission to female officers to wear hijabs along with their famous British-style red uniforms in hopes that the stunning measure will boost recruitment of Muslim women and promote diversity. The commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) recently approved this addition to the uniform, Scott Bardsley, a spokesman for Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, told AFP on Tuesday. This is intended to better reflect the diversity in our communities and encourage more Muslim women to consider the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a career option, he added. Police in Britain, Sweden, and Norway, as well as some US states, have adopted similar uniform policies, Bardsley said. The decision to allow hijabs was first approved in mid-January, but was officially announced on Tuesday, according to local daily La Presse, which cited internal correspondence between Goodale and RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson. Three types of hijabs were tested before one was selected as suitable for police activities, according to the newspaper. Follow RT ✔ @RT_com Scottish police to add hijab uniform under diversity plan http://on.rt.com/7eq9 1:51 PM - 7 Jun 2016 Photo published for RT International RT International Police Scotland is to introduce a hijab to its uniform in an effort to attract more Muslim women to a force which is failing to reflect the diversity in the countrys population. rt.com 99 99 Retweets 76 76 likes The RCMP has become the third Canadian police agency to allow hijabs to be worn on duty. Toronto police first allowed it in 2011 and Edmonton police give it the green light in 2013, according to Commissioner Paulsons note cited by La Presse. The RCMP uniform a red serge tunic, leather riding boots, and wide-brimmed Stetson campaign hat is iconic for Canadians and has only undergone minor changes since it was first introduced in the 1800s, largely influenced by British military traditions of the time. Prior to the uniform change, some 30 officers had asked for the rules to be relaxed for religious or cultural reasons over the past two years, La Presse reported. In most cases, the officers wanted to grow beards. In early 1990, RCMP Sikh officers were allowed to wear turbans, and general attitudes towards the uniforms have softened since then. Encouraging diversity appears to be a significant part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau domestic policy. Earlier on Tuesday, he dismissed the idea of Canada imposing a burkini ban a hot and pressing issue across Europe. In Canada, can we speak of acceptance, openness, friendship, understanding? It is about where we are going and what we are going through every day in our diverse and rich communities, he was cited as saying by AFP.
If this RCMP hijab covers the officer's face.......... then I cannot possibly imagine how this could work?! Yes...... this sure does sound like political correctness being taken too far....... but if the officer's face is not covered............ then I suppose that that type of uniform could be useful in some communities in Canada.
