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RCMP official found guilty of selling intelligence secrets

The Big Story
The Big Story
Episode • Nov 24, 2023 • 18m

Cameron Ortis was once seen as a fast-rising RCMP intelligence official. This week, he was found guilty of offering up Canadian intelligence to people for cash. How did he fall so far? What was he attempting to sell, and to whom?

In the bigger picture, Ortis' trial was a first for Canada, in a year of many unprecedented national security issues. What can we learn from this trial, and from Canada's approach to national security in 2023? Are we finally getting serious about threats and how we tackle them?

GUEST: Catharine Tunney, parliamentary reporter, CBC, covering national security and the RCMP

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