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Policing in Canada

The murder in Ottawa in April 1868 of Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald’s Irish lieutenant in Montreal, provided reasons for the establishment of the Dominion Police (initially fewer than a dozen men) to protect federal buildings in Ottawa and to enforce certain federal laws. Creation of the Dominion Police gave legitimacy to arrangements already in place, and established the approach to Canadian security that would persist until this force and the Royal North-West Mounted Police amalgamated in November 1919 and became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Today, Canada has police forces at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels.

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Other Resources

A Brief History of Policing in Canada | National Academy of Health & Business. Content archived on 30 Oct. 2017
Law enforcement in Canada - Wikipedia
List of law enforcement agencies in Canada - Wikipedia
Police - The Canadian Encyclopedia. Content archived on 8 Dec. 2024
Police - The development of police in Canada | law enforcement | Britannica.com
Policing
Policing - Canada.ca. Content archived on 12 July 2024
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Wikipedia

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