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Maintiens le Droit

Published Online February 7, 2006

Last Edited June 30, 2015

Maintiens le Droit [Fr, "Uphold the Right"], the official motto of the ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE. The use of the motto by the NORTH-WEST MOUNTED POLICE was first advocated in 1873 and adopted 2 years later.

Maintiens le Droit

Maintiens le Droit [Fr, "Uphold the Right"], the official motto of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The use of the motto by the North-West Mounted Police was first advocated in 1873 and adopted 2 years later. The expression "They always get their man," associated with the force since 1877, has no official standing.