I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 18 of 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. The members are attending both in person in the room and remotely by using the Zoom application. Per the directive of the Board of Internal Economy on March 10, 2022, those attending the meeting in person must wear a mask, except for members who are at their place during proceedings.
I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of witnesses and members. First, wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mike, and please mute yourself when you are not speaking.
For interpretation for those on Zoom, so that you are aware, you have the choice at the bottom of your screen of having just the floor audio, or you can select English or French. For those in the room, use your earpiece and select the desired channel as you normally would.
Now I would like to welcome our witnesses. From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, we have Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, and David Weinkauf, senior information technology research analyst.
From the office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, we have Patricia Kosseim, commissioner, and Vance Lockton, senior technology and policy adviser.
From the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec, we have Diane Poitras, president.
Now we'll go to our first witness. Each witness may deliver an opening statement of up to five minutes.
Go ahead, Commissioner Therrien. You have the floor.