An internal RCMP review conducted following the arrest of a senior official for allegedly leaking classified information prompts federal police to make significant changes in their modus operandi to better protect their secrets.
The study recommends that the example must also come from above.
The review made 43 recommendations, including training, greater compliance with federal security standards for the review, and even the ability to conduct random body searches.
The mission was given to a retired former RCMP superintendent after the arrest in September 2019 of Director General of the RCMP’s National Intelligence Coordination Center, Cameron Jay Ortis.
Ortis faces charges of violating privacy laws. He is said to have tried to pass on secret information to “a foreign entity”. He is also accused of infidelity and a computer crime.
These allegations were not proven in court.
The report, commissioned by RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, examined organizational factors related to personnel, facilities and information technology. He also dealt with “internal threats” within the police force.
The report was completed in June 2020. It was only recently released to The Canadian Press, 19 months after a request was made under the Access to Information Act.
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