A partner at GC Strategies – the IT firm at the centre of the ArriveCan scandal – says his reputation has been damaged by “false information” and what he calls an “inaccurate” report by the auditor general. Kristian Firth, one of two men behind the company, appeared before a House of Commons committee studying the … Read more
An internal RCMP review of the force’s response to “Freedom Convoy” protests found that some officers at the scene of an Alberta blockade were unaware of threats to harm police until after the episode ended. The review report also describes “chaotic” efforts in early 2022 to mobilize officers in Ottawa, a lack of proper equipment, inadequate training, … Read more
The RCMP has been quietly using private surveillance companies to trawl through social media accounts and “publicly available” information on the internet since at least 2015, a new report by Canada’s privacy watchdog reveals. And the national police force is rejecting the federal privacy commissioner’s recommendations on making their use of “third-party” surveillance vendors more … Read more
The RCMP says it’s examining the auditor general’s scathing report earlier this week into the federal government’s management of the ArriveCAN app, which found “repeated” failures. Auditor general Karen Hogan appeared before a parliamentary committee Wednesday and said she met with the RCMP before her report was released and “talked to them in generalities about … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has sent a letter to the RCMP asking the commissioner to expand an investigation into the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to include the problem-plagued ArriveCAN app. The request comes a day after Auditor General Karen Hogan released a blistering report on the pandemic-era program, calling it the worst financial record keeping she has ever … Read more
A former RCMP intelligence official is slated to learn his fate Wednesday after being convicted of breaching Canada’s secrets law. Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger is set to hand a sentence to Cameron Jay Ortis, found guilty in November of violating the Security of Information Act. Ortis, 51, led the RCMP’s Operations Research group, … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Crown attorneys are asking for a maximum sentence for Cameron Ortis, the former senior RCMP officer convicted of leaking secrets to targets of police investigations. If the judge agrees, that would mean multiple decades behind bars for Ortis — once a rising star in the national police … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 10, 2024 7:25 am Updated January 10, 2024 7:31 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The RCMP is reviewing an interaction that had Rebel News commentator David Menzies arrested while trying to ask Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland a question outside an event. Sgt. Kim Chamberland … Read more
