I'm going to return to what I heard last week. The RCMP says that it is not doing mass surveillance. I have no reason to doubt this. The RCMP could demonstrate that it is using facial recognition for compelling reasons by committing to using it only for such purposes. I noted last week that the RCMP representative wasn't particularly clear as to whether or not the RCMP is using facial recognition.
At best, I would say that I have no reason to believe the RCMP is using facial recognition for mass surveillance. On the other hand, their definition of the circumstances under which they use it seems rather ambiguous. That, moreover, is why we are sending the guidance document and are recommending that police forces be subject to a clear act that authorizes facial recognition, but also prohibits its use in certain circumstances.