Canada's Mounties allow women in uniform to wear hijabs

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, known as the Mounties, is to allow women in uniform to wear hijabs.

Government spokesman Scott Bardsley said the move was to reflect the diversity in Canada's communities and to attract more female Muslim officers.

The iconic uniform, famed for its wide-brimmed hat, has barely changed since it was introduced two centuries ago.

Recent figures show women make up about a fifth of the RCMP but it is not clear how many this measure will affect.

Three types of hijabs were tested before one was selected as suitable for police work, local media reported.

According to the Montreal newspaper La Presse, an internal memo said the hijab could be removed quickly and easily if needed, and did not encumber officers.

Once again Canada shows the way  !

Sikh Turbans instead of the 200 year old wide brim Hat

now this  8)

Well this is certainly a little bit of good news when it comes to tolerance and accepting of others' cultures and customs.  I think that we all know that we do not see these types of actions often, so I know that I try to appreciate them as much as I can for the short time that we have them.  Canada does seem to a country that is pretty advanced socially, so I am not surprised to see this coming from them.  I hope that more countries will follow.  Thanks for sharing.