When jurors convicted former RCMP official Cameron Ortis of leaking secret information to police targets earlier this week, they didn't just seal his fate they made history.
A trial is underway for Cameron Ortis, who faces four counts under the Security of Information Act. The legislation is reserved for some of Canada’s most delicate national security matters: espionage, terrorism and insider threats. Here's a closer look at the rarely-used act.
OTTAWA – When Cameron Jay Ortis, the former RCMP intelligence director general accused of leaking top-secret information, steps into an Ottawa courtroom .