I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 30 of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, the committee is meeting to study device investigation tools used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House Order of Thursday, June 23, 2022.
For members in the room, if you wish to speak, please raise your hand. Members on Zoom, please use the "raise hand" function.
The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best we can, and we appreciate your patience and understanding in this regard.
I will introduce our witnesses for this panel this morning. We have with us from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada; and Gregory Smolynec, deputy commissioner, policy and promotion sector.
We will now begin the opening remarks. The floor is yours.
Take it away, Commissioner Dufresne.