Accused in Secrets Case Was Expected to Achieve ‘Significant Outcomes’ for RCMP

Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence director, returns to the Ottawa Courthouse in Ottawa, on Oct. 3, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

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

A detailed job description for Cameron Jay Ortis says he became director of the national police force’s Operations Research group in 2013.