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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
A lawyer for Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence official accused of leaking classified material, says Mr. Ortis was acting largely on secret information passed to him by a foreign agency.
Lawyer Mark Ertel told a jury in Ontario Superior Court on Nov. 2 that Mr. Ortis would testify about what he did and why he did it.