Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Madam Commissioner, ladies, thank you for joining us.
As my colleague was saying, it's useful to hear from you at the beginning and at the end of the process. I will take a few seconds to say that this study, thanks to my colleague, has been something of a revelation for me. It has opened my eyes to the fact that we are monitored much more than we think on the Internet and in social media. I didn't know how much we were being monitored and watched.
I feel that this is the case for many Canadians who accept the conditions quickly and then go on to browse various websites. They are unaware of the machine behind it all—be it browsers, Google, social media or these data brokers, which I didn't even know existed not too long ago. They gather a great deal of information about us—our habits, choices, preferences, places we visit, purchases, ideas. Afterwards, they put all that together and often sell the information. I think that, according to what you have told us, the role of educator—which you should play more—is as important as the power to impose fines or penalties.
Could you tell me what you think of Canadians' digital knowledge or digital literacy? Do people know that they are being monitored so much?