This country’s membership in the Five Eyes military-intelligence alliance — which consists of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand — has been damaged by a lingering espionage and law-enforcement scandal in Ottawa that’s been shrouded in secrecy.
In September 2019, the RCMP’s highest-level intelligence official, Cameron Ortis, was arrested and remains in jail. No trial date has been set and court documents have been sealed.
