Gay Candians "Mounties" Marry

[Divinus Arma]

I call it...
"Loving Mounties with Purple Background"

HALIFAX (CP) - A day before Canada marks its 139th birthday, a young couple will wed in a ceremony that is sure to cast one of the country's most iconic symbols in a whole new light.

Dressed in their distinctive scarlet coats, RCMP constables Jason Tree and David Connors will exchange vows before a justice of the peace and a troop of other Mounties in their fabled red serge.

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Sorry, but I can't help but find this a tad bit amusing. What do our Maple-Leaf friends to the North think about this light-hearted event?

Edit: BTW, The Mountie is a HUGE part of American perception of Canadian culture. Americans have Mom, Apple Pie, and Baseball. When I think of Canada, I think of the Maple leaf flag, Caribou, Mounties, and Hockey. It kind of twists the image of the Mountie, ya know? Whether that is good or bad I leave to others to decide. It's kind of like the stigma Barry Bonds has put on America's favorite pastime, or what was done to Apple Pie in the movie "American Pie".