That's correct. These tools are targeted to a specific device. For example, in 2023, we examined 6,452 devices—that could be a smart phone, tablet or computer—across the country, but those are with judicial authorization so there's actually a tangible piece of evidence that we have. As I alluded to, a witness or a victim of crime may share their consent because they want to provide evidentiary documentary.
Given the complexity of this, I would like to extend to the committee an opportunity. If you would like a technical briefing, Superintendent Nicolas Gagné and his team, at your convenience with the clerk, would be pleased to welcome you into an RCMP facility and we would take you through how we extract digital evidence with judicial authorization so you could understand the complexity, the skill set, the training and the work we do.