National Intelligence Co-ordination Centre

Evidence at the trial of a former RCMP intelligence official charged with breaching Canada's secrets law reveals he led a unit expected to work in a complex, high-pressure environment.

More than four years after Cameron Jay Ortis was charged with breaching Canada's secrets law, the former RCMP intelligence director is about to get his day in court.

Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's official-secrets law, walked out of an Ottawa courthouse on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, after being released on bail with strict conditions.

The RCMP does not give lie-detector tests to employees undergoing top-level security screenings despite federal rules that require such examinations, The Canadian Press has learned.

An RCMP employee charged with trying to disclose secret information was discovered after a joint probe with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation pointed to a mole in the force, top Mountie Brenda Lucki said on Tuesday, September 17, 2019.

The Mounties are assessing and trying to mitigate the damage that might have been caused in light of the arrest of one of their senior intelligence officials, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said on Monday, September 16, 2019.