Which police organization was established to police western territories relinquished by the Hudson's Bay Company?

• A. Northwest Mounted Police
• B. RCMP
• C. Canadian Pacific Railway Police
• D. Yukon Territorial Police

Answer: (A)

The main idea is understanding which force was created specifically to establish order in the western territories after Rupert’s Land was turned over to Canada by the Hudson’s Bay Company. The Northwest Mounted Police was organized in 1873 to police those vast western lands, assert Canadian sovereignty, and enforce law in the areas opened up to settlement. This force was designed for the expansive prairie and western regions, right where the HBC had relinquished control, making it the troop created for that purpose. The RCMP is the later name for the same organization, but the question refers to the original establishment, so the Northwest Mounted Police is the correct answer. The other options—while related to policing in different contexts or later periods—do not represent the initial force created specifically for those western territories.