When Canada's founding leaders first conceived of a federal police service, history tells us it was merely an emergency measure, a contingency plan to enforce Canadian laws throughout what was then known as the North-West Territories.
The day Parliament voted the service into existence on May 23, 1873, is now recognized as the official founding of what would eventually become the RCMP.But the first big case, months later, truly kick-started the force's long and sometimes painful history.
They were camped not far from some whisky traders when they encountered a group of American wolf hunters whose horse had been stolen. The territories didn't have their own police service, so Parliament passed a law to create the North-West Mounted Police three years later. RCMP officers played major roles in Canada's history, attempting to maintain order during the Klondike Gold Rush and serving as Canada's main intelligence agency during the Cold War.
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