The article states "Scratch the surface, and you see an entirely different story: a crime with no motive, the repeated violation of constitutional rights, highly selective disclosure of information, speculation repeatedly presented as fact, and a staggering conflict of interest at the case’s heart that has, until now, gone unreported."
"Ortis’s ordeal is far from over. After a four-year wait for trial, the appeal of his conviction faces similar delays because of the unusual hurdles to protect classified information. Crushed by legal expenses that have so far topped $850,000, Ortis learned in May that his request for legal aid had been overturned. Granted bail to pursue his appeal, he opted to stay behind bars rather than impose such severe living conditions on his family for a second time."
I guess I can report this now. He turned down bail because the bail conditions were so punitive. He didn't want to be a burden on his parents so he stayed in jail. Who does that? That speaks to Cameron's character. He is a good person and was completely set up. Not only that, after destroying his life and ruining him financially, they're still denying him legal aid.
That is a Charter Right. When the police arrested a real criminal they have to Charter them. They have to say you have the right to retain and instruct counsel without delay. Do you understand? If they say no you explain to them they have the right to speak with a lawyer.
Denying him legal aid after they financially destroyed him with an insanely unfair trial is punitive.
The article continues "Look closely, and the proceedings against Ortis are a cautionary tale about the RCMP and our justice system. News of his arrest was met with stunned disbelief. Cam’s family, longtime friends, and former academic community were, and most remain, staunch supporters. They simply can’t square the man they know with the prosecutors’ portrait of Ortis as Canada’s own Public Enemy No. 1."
"The story they tell is complex but compelling. I started out open to the possibility that Ortis had undergone a character transplant in the years since I’d known him. What I’ve observed is a Kafkaesque miscarriage of justice that should shake our collective faith in our institutions."
"From the moment Ortis was arrested on Sept. 12, 2019, he was at a devastating disadvantage. Sworn to permanent secrecy about his work, he couldn’t answer the questions RCMP investigators put to him during his eight-hour interrogation. And because the evidence in his own case was classified, he was denied access to it."
"So, while the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees rights to both legal representation and evidence, for the first six months, Ortis was unable to access information about his case and barred, under Section 38 of the Canada Evidence Act, from speaking to a lawyer about it."
"Ortis spent the next 34 months in the maximum-security Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC), waiting out a global pandemic in a windowless cell for his day in court. Between 2021 and 2023, his wing was regularly locked down, and on some days he spent 23.5 hours out of 24 in isolation. For two years, each time he travelled to and from prison under RCMP escort, he was strip-searched — more than 1,200 times in all. He was subjected to 642 full-body X-ray scans."
"Character may count for little in law, but it’s key to understanding intent. From the start, the Crown’s inability to name a credible motive was problematic. In fact, the trial judge instructed the jury that 'Cameron Ortis’s motive is the most important question,' and that 'the absence of motive will be a critical reason why the Crown has failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.'"
"Reporters mostly settled on financial gain, casting Ortis as an aspiring big-shot drowning in debt. But if money had motivated Ortis, he would have pursued a private-sector career, not a government job. There was no evidence of outsized debt or compromising behaviour. RCMP investigators testified that an exhaustive probe of his finances found nothing untoward."
"At trial, the absence of motive was treated as a pesky detail. In her closing statement, Kliewer said the Crown wasn’t concerned with the 'why' of the case, only the 'what.' 'Was there a profit motive?' she mused. 'Maybe. It’s not something the Crown has to prove.'” B*stards!
The article explains about the case and Cameron's background as well as the opposition he faced from the Old Boys club within the RCMP that did not want a civilian for a boss.
When I first heard this case I said no way. A former CIA member sent out a press release claiming Cameron was selling secrets to China. That was so ridiculous they quickly changed their story and changed their allegations. The took the China interference allegations and put them on William Majcher and Kim Marsh, two other stalwart patriots.
One champion of justice betraying their country for a few pennies is not believable. Three is ridiculous. That consists of a pattern of deception by the Five Eyes, which is obviously their specialty. After the Five Lies changed their story and changed the allegations against Cameron they made up that ridiculous story about Ramos. That's when I lost it. I knew that case was a scam. It tied in with Larry Amero and the Phantom Security Trojan horse the Five Eyes orchestrated and repeated twice afterwards with ANOM and SkyECC.
I knew about the Ramos case years before it hit the press. I've explained about it in previous blog posts. My point is this, as soon as the Five Eyes claimed Cameron was selling secrets to Ramos I knew the case against Cameron was fake. Ramos was the RCMP's CI. They busted him and forced him to cooperate with the police. Jason Goodman thinks Phantom Secure was a sting from the beginning. He has a point. The fact that the Phantom Secure technical wizard started SkyECC right after Ramos' fake bust supports that theory.
I've written about this case and was on Jason Goodman's podcast discussing it. There is no question in my mind, Cameron Ortis, William Majcher and Kim Marsh are all innocent and that the Five Eyes is a criminal organization. It is however, refreshing to see a glimmer of truth break into the mainstream media. Let's watch the push back and see what happens. F*ck the Five Eyes.
For f*ck sakes Blaze get a life. Gillian Burnett wrote the article that was printed in the National Post. I did not. Gillian Burnett knew Cameron, I did not. In my blog post I quoted her article. Statements made within the quotation marks were hers not mine. You are a freak and everyone knows it.
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