<P> Sir John Macdonald acquired approval for his new force on May 23 , 1873 , after Parliament , following a cursory debate , passed the Mounted Police Act into law unopposed . At this point , Macdonald appears to have intended to create a force of mounted police to watch `` the frontier from Manitoba to the foot of the Rocky Mountains '' , probably with its headquarters in Winnipeg . He was heavily influenced by the model of the Royal Irish Constabulary , which combined aspects of a traditional military unit with the judicial functions of the magistrates ' courts , and believed that the new force should be able to provide a local system of government in otherwise ungoverned areas . Originally , Macdonald also had wanted to form units of Métis policemen , commanded by white Canadian officers in a similar manner to the British Indian Army , but he was forced to abandon this approach after the Métis revolt of 1870 called their loyalty into question . </P>
<P> Sir John Macdonald acquired approval for his new force on May 23 , 1873 , after Parliament , following a cursory debate , passed the Mounted Police Act into law unopposed . At this point , Macdonald appears to have intended to create a force of mounted police to watch `` the frontier from Manitoba to the foot of the Rocky Mountains '' , probably with its headquarters in Winnipeg . He was heavily influenced by the model of the Royal Irish Constabulary , which combined aspects of a traditional military unit with the judicial functions of the magistrates ' courts , and believed that the new force should be able to provide a local system of government in otherwise ungoverned areas . Originally , Macdonald also had wanted to form units of Métis policemen , commanded by white Canadian officers in a similar manner to the British Indian Army , but he was forced to abandon this approach after the Métis revolt of 1870 called their loyalty into question . </P>
when were the north west mounted police established
when were the north west mounted police established
May 23 , 1873
May 23 , 1873