We are not surveilling Canadians at large. There are occasions, as with any operational law enforcement organization, when we will monitor certain sites where we expect non-compliance to occur. For instance, in the case of the Migratory Birds Convention Act and the regulations that are associated with this, if someone has laid bait in a hunting zone within the 14 days prior to a hunting season's beginning, it's important for our officers, when a physical presence may serve as a deterrent, to observe more discreetly in order to determine who is engaged in non-compliant activity.
On February 8th, 2024. See this statement in context.