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The Toronto Police Force was dismantled and rebuilt in 1859 after failing to contain a bar brawl between a group of firefighters and a horde of angry circus clowns.
https://torontoist.com/2013/09/how-a-fight-with-clowns-led-to-the-birth-of-modern-policing-in-toronto/
@estherschindler we had a special forces group Canadian Airborne disband after their actions in Somalia. There were severe budget cuts too though.
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... Canadian history headlines are awe inspiring.