It was 1974, and Beverley Busson was among the first batch of women ever training to become RCMP officers.
The situation led to some unfortunate missteps by the police service. The RCMP had hired the same company that made uniforms for Air Canada to make their uniforms, which included heeled shoes.
Outrageously, the female officers were also expected to carry small-sized handguns around in purses.
“Our firearms instructors were absolutely aghast that this was being pondered … and convinced the powers that be, before we graduated, that it’s just unwise and unsafe and just generally a bad idea,” she said. – READ MORE
