I call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 15 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 Monday, December 13, 2021, the committee is resuming its study of the use and impact of facial recognition technology.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of November 25, 2021. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application. Per the directive of the Board of Internal Economy on March 10, 2022, all those attending the meeting in person must wear a mask, except for members who are at their place during proceedings.
For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mike. Please mute your mike when you are not speaking.
For witnesses participating for the fist time, in this type of meeting you have the option for interpretation. At the bottom of your screen, you can select floor, which is in either language, or French or English for translation. For those in the room, you can use the earpiece and select the desired channel.
I would remind everyone that all comments should be addressed through the chair.
Members in the room should raise their hand to speak. For members on Zoom, please use the “raise hand” function. The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best we can. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
I welcome all of our witnesses. We have four witnesses this morning: Dr. Rob Jenkins, professor, University of York; Mr. Sanjay Khanna, strategic adviser and foresight expert; Ms. Angelina Wang, computer science graduate researcher, Princeton University; and Dr. Elizabeth Anne Watkins, post-doctoral research associate, Princeton University.
We will begin with Dr. Jenkins.
You have five minutes for your opening statements.