Cory Morgan: With the RCMP Facing Challenges on Many Fronts, the Time Has Come to Revise Its Role

Some members of the RCMP Musical Ride team practice at their stables in Ottawa on May 17, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

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The image of an RCMP officer wearing the traditional red serge is arguably the most iconic and recognized symbol of Canada worldwide. Hollywood and authors created heroic characters from Mounties and coined the phrase, “The Mountie always gets his man!”