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RCMP allows Muslim women Mounties to wear hijab
New policy aims to better reflect diverse communities and recruit more Muslim officers
By Kathleen Harris, CBC News Posted: Aug 24, 2016 12:29 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 24, 2016 2:12 PM ET
The RCMP has adopted a new policy to allow female Muslim officers to wear the hijab.
The RCMP has adopted a new policy to allow female Muslim officers to wear the hijab. (Jason Franson/Canadian Press)
The Mounties have adopted a new uniform policy to allow female Muslim officers to wear the hijab.
Scott Bardsley, spokesman for Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, confirmed that RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson recently approved an addition to the uniform policy to allow women officers to wear the head scarf "if they so choose."
"The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is a progressive and inclusive police service that values and respects persons of all cultural and religious backgrounds," Bardsley said in an email.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-diversity-policy-hijab-1.3733829
