Baltej Singh Dhillon was the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer to be allowed to wear a turban. Royal Canadian Mounted Police heraldic badge. ... A Sikh man wearing a turban The turban (Arabic: ‎, ‘imāmä; Turkish: tülbent; Persian: دلبنت, dulband) is a headdress, of Asian origin, consisting of a long scarf wound round the head or an inner hat. ...

Born in 1966 in Malaysia, he immigrated to Canada in December, 1983, arriving in Surrey, British Columbia. His father had died from dehydration after a severe case of stomach flu. Tradition states the oldest in the family is to take over, but that happened to be his older brother who had moved to Surrey as part of an arranged marriage. It was decided that the family would move to Canada. Surrey is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia that is within the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), and geographically it is at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the provinces second-largest city by population, surpassed only... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked...

After graduating from high school, he went on to Kwantlen College to study criminology with hopes of becoming a criminal lawyer. Having been advised to do some volunteer work to improve his chances of getting into law school, he helped the RCMP launch the Block Watch program in his community. During the summer he was hired by the force to work on the program. The front entrance to the Richmond Campus of Kwantlen University College Kwantlen University College (sometimes abbreviated as KUC or simply Kwantlen) is a higher-education institution in British Columbia. ... Criminology is the scientific study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. ...

Baltej decided that he wanted to join the RCMP. He went to the recruiting office and met all the requirements. Then the recruiting officer raised the delicate issue of the turban. RCMP policy did not allow it.

The argument from the RCMP and a group of ardent anti-turban activists in Alberta was that the stetson was part of the uniform and allowing a turban into such an all-Canadian institution would change the face of Canada forever. Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Flower Wild rose Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 6th 661,848 km² 642,317 km² 19... The Stetson Cavalry Hat For the university, see Stetson University. ...

The Defenders of the RCMP in Alberta set up road signs and distributed pins saying, No to turbans. Over beer in the bar, people would talk about how immigrants should be like Canadians when they moved here. Dhillon raised the question, "What is a Canadian?" arguing he was one, too, and he had the citizenship papers to prove it.

Over 150,000 signatures on petitions to retain the dress code, and sympathetic legislators presented the results to Parliament. Fearing that racism was involved, Sikh leaders pointed out that turbaned Sikhs served in the British army in two world wars and now work in many Canadian police forces. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

Ten months went by and the RCMP commissioner, Norman Inkster, ruled in his favour. Dhillon entered the RCMP Training Academy in Regina, Saskatchewan, as the first turbaned cadet. The Chapel located at RCMP Depot Division, Regina. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Coordinates , Government Country Province District Canada Saskatchewan Assiniboia Established 1882 City Mayor Governing Body MPs MLAs Pat Fiacco Regina City Council Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer Joanne Crofford Doreen Hamilton Ron Harper Warren McCall Sandra...