Former Mountie Acknowledges Tension Between Intelligence Units Within RCMP

Former Mountie Acknowledges Tension Between Intelligence Units Within RCMP
Cameron Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence director accused of disclosing classified information, returns to the Ottawa Courthouse during a break in proceedings in Ottawa, on Oct. 3, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
The Canadian Press
Updated:
0:00

A former senior Mountie acknowledges there were tensions from time to time between an intelligence unit he led and one run by Cameron Jay Ortis, who is charged with breaching Canada’s secrets law.

Warren Coons, now a retired chief superintendent, was responsible for the National Intelligence Co-ordination Centre, an RCMP unit that aimed to track emerging trends of interest to the force.