Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to table the following motion. It has been distributed to all committee members.
The motion reads as follows:
That, as of January 29, 2024, the committee undertake a study concerning the use of technological tools capable of extracting personal data from telephones and computers in investigative processes conducted by several federal government departments and agencies; that the committee focus in particular on the reasons justifying the use of this investigative equipment by the various government institutions and on the privacy risk assessment process; That the committee devote at least 6 meetings to this study; That the committee invite each of the following witnesses to testify for at least one hour: (a) The President of the Treasury Board; (b) Each of the senior officials of the following departments and agencies: (i) Fisheries and Oceans Canada; (ii) Environment and Climate Change Canada; (iii) Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC); (iv) Canada Revenue Agency (CRA); (v) Shared Services Canada; (vi) Competition Bureau; (vii) Global Affairs Canada; (viii) Transportation Safety Board of Canada; (ix) Natural Resources Canada; (x) Correctional Service Canada; (xi) Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA); (xii) National Defence; (xiii) Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP); (c) The Privacy Commissioner; (d) Any other expert witness the committee deems necessary, provided that the President of the Treasury Board be the first of all to testify; and that the committee report its observations and recommendations to the House.
Thank you.