Trial of Alleged RCMP Secret Leaker Delayed a Year After He Gets New Lawyer

Cameron Ortis, who was a senior intelligence official at the RCMP, leaves the courthouse in Ottawa on October 22, 2019. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

The trial of an RCMP employee accused of breaching Canada’s secrecy law has been delayed a year after a new defence lawyer took on his case.

An eight-week judge and jury trial for Cameron Jay Ortis had been slated to begin next week.