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Canada’s National Police Force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) female Muslim officers, can now wear hijabs in operation.
The move according to the RCMP, is part of updating an iconic uniform, “to better reflect the diversity” of Canadian communities.
The uniform in question, a red serge tunic, leather riding boots and wide-brimmed felt campaign hat, dates back to the 1880s and was last updated in 1990, to allow Sikh officers to wear turbans.
A spokesman for Ralph Goodale, the public safety minister, said “The commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police recently approved the addition to the uniform.”
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police becomes the 3rd police force in Canada, to add the hijab option after Toronto and Edmonton.
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