I call this meeting to order.
I'd like to welcome everyone to the 33rd meeting 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.
Today we have three witnesses on this panel. We're pleased to have Ronald Deibert, professor of political science and director of the Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. We have Brenda McPhail, director of the privacy, technology and surveillance program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. We are also expecting Michel Juneau-Katsuya, researcher on national security and intelligence. My understanding is that we are in the midst of navigating some technical issues with this witness, so we will proceed with opening statements from the other two. We certainly hope to have our third witness here in time for him to deliver his opening statement.
With that, I will ask for Professor Deibert to begin.
You have the floor for up to five minutes.