RCMP Shuns Lie Detector Tests for Top Security Clearances Despite Federal Rules

RCMP Shuns Lie Detector Tests for Top Security Clearances Despite Federal Rules
Ian Carter, lawyer for Cameron Ortis, returns to the courthouse after speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Sept. 20, 2019. Ortis, one of the RCMP’s most senior intelligence officials, faces charges of violating Canada's official-secrets law for allegedly trying to pass classified information to adversaries. Ortis had top secret clearance but had not undergone a polygraph exam. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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OTTAWA—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.

The revelation comes as the national police force assesses the damage from possible leaks by one of its most senior intelligence officials.