Hear, hear. Sensible.
Go back and read the first reports back to the governor-based government from the first Northwest Mounted Chief in BC and you will understand they are an Imperial organization and as such, out of step with current governance standards.
I say imperial not as an invading force though that is true too, but from an organizational cultural p.o.v. - they keep wanting to grow themselves, their 'fiefdom' within a kingdom that no longer exists but did when they were formed here in North America.