I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 25 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 on the use and impact of facial recognition technology.
I'd like to welcome our witness. We have today, as an individual, Nestor Maslej, research associate at the institute for human-centred artificial intelligence, Stanford University; and from the Privacy and Access Council of Canada, Sharon Polsky, president.
Mr. Maslej, you have up to five minutes for your opening statement.