The $11-Million Brand: Amid Budget Cuts, the RCMP Splurge on Propaganda
Submitted on June 26, 2012
By Matthew Behrens - June 20, 2012
...[W]hile the Mounties continue to wallow in a sea of corruption and violence (tasering people to death, complicity in torture, rampant sexism, etc.), they nonetheless benefit from a multi-million-dollar propaganda campaign promoting the mythic men in red as saviours to failing states and stranded motorists alike. That campaign includes gift shops, an online boutique store that acts as their "official retailer," and star-studded events like Toronto's "Golden Spur Gala"...
