Canada’s littlest Mountie

Meet the country’s youngest Mountie: 14-year-old Casey Wright.

After being diagnosed with cancer as a baby and recently suffering a stroke, Casey became an honourary staff sergeant major, Global News reports.

A few years ago the youngster told his dad, Larry Wright, that he wishes to “serve and protect” one day.

“He says, ‘Dad, I think I want to be a Mountie or a police officer,’” Wright told Global News. “I’m like, ‘Well, he’s probably a little short and he’s blind in one eye, but I won’t burst his bubble.”

A week later, Casey approached his dad and said, “I might not be able to drive, but I can walk the beat.”

Casey, who’s been cancer free for two years now, has since been using his positive attitude and charisma to win people over. On a flight headed to Regina, he befriended a flight attendant.

“Next thing I know he’s in the cockpit with the pilot, then he’s on the microphone to the whole plane – which was completely full – telling everyone where he’s going, what he’s going to do…” his dad said with a laugh.

“He got a clapping ovation.”

The young teen has also used his sunny outlook to advocate for children’s charities and be an ambassador for change.

“Kids are our next generation of doctors, nurses, construction workers, bakers, delivery men and all that stuff,” Casey said. “We need to cure as many kids as possible.”

As a reward for his unwavering hard work, the RCMP is showing him where Mounties get their start.

“He’s like my fourth child. And we really appreciate each other,” explained Staff Sergeant Major John Buis. “I think it’s made me understand the struggles he’s gone though.”

Wright said that this experience and being able to go to Depot has been “a dream of [Casey’s] for a while.”