I call the meeting to order. Good morning, everyone.
Welcome to meeting number 109 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, the committee is resuming today its study of the federal government's use of technological tools capable of extracting personal data from mobile devices and computers.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders. Members are attending in person in the room or remotely using the Zoom application.
Again, as I always do, I would remind you to be mindful of your earpieces so that they don't cause feedback and damage to our interpreters. The interpreters today, by the way, are on a remote basis. I believe all members were notified by the clerk of that yesterday.
I'd now like to welcome our first witnesses for this first hour. We have Minister Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board.
Welcome, Minister.
With the minister is Dominic Rochon, deputy minister and chief information officer of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat.
Minister Anand, I understand that you do have opening remarks and that you will be addressing them to the committee.
You have up to five minutes. Please start.