Deceptions, coverups and outright lies permeated the Force during Paulson's reign.
"Paulson is the first prominent RCMP figure to respond to explosive new allegations that senior RCMP managers failed to act on complaints and “repeatedly protected” Ortis for two years after allegations about his “strange and controlling” behaviour toward employees were first reported internally in early 2017."
https://globalnews.ca/news/7314672/former-rcmp-boss-denies-protecting-alleged-spy/
"According to the claim, an independent review concluded all levels of senior RCMP management failed to deal with the complaints against Ortis. The three plaintiffs in the case are not among the RCMP sources who spoke to Global News for this report."
Lawsuit alleges RCMP officials ignored warnings about accused mole Cameron Ortis – Aug 31, 2020
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