NR CDS 12.004 - January 18, 2012
OTTAWA— Following a comprehensive investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), with assistance provided by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) and other Canadian Forces (CF) assets, the RCMP has charged a CF officer, Sub-Lieutenant (SLt) Jeffrey Paul Delisle, with offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Security of Information Act, including breach of trust and communicating safeguarded information to a foreign entity without lawful authority. This is the first time that an individual has been charged under Section 16(1) of the Security of Information Act.
SLt Delisle is an Intelligence Officer, currently serving in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He joined the Canadian Forces Reserves in 1996 and transferred to the Regular Force in 2001.
The CF takes the security of sensitive information very seriously, and we are ever mindful of the potentially adverse operational and strategic effects that can be created by unauthorized disclosure. For this reason, all CF personnel handling such material are required to observe stringent procedures to protect its security, and are expected to comport themselves ethically, and in a manner consistent with core military values of honour and loyalty.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the RCMP, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Canada Border Services Agency and all other agencies involved for their hard work and diligence in pursuing this investigation.
While the CF remains fully committed to assisting the RCMP and cooperating in this investigation I will not be providing further details on this matter as the investigation is ongoing and the matter is now before the courts.
