Information & Ethics committee  I'm sorry, could you repeat the question?

Information & Ethics committee  That's correct.

Information & Ethics committee  We have to inspect the devices. We ask that the device be able to be powered on. That's what we want to verify, and that's a check to make sure that it's.... If it's a phone, and you can turn it on, you verify that it's a phone. Our concern is not whether there is data on it. Ou

Information & Ethics committee  We don't have contact with CBSA. We're worried about outgoing passengers. CBSA is responsible for incoming passengers. If we find a phone with a threat item, then we intercept it to make sure that it doesn't get on the plane. That's our responsibility.

Information & Ethics committee  I'm sorry, was the question for me?

Information & Ethics committee  In terms of customs, CATSA doesn't have a role. CATSA is responsible for passengers who are departing. Our role is very prescribed. Transport Canada is our regulator, and we're responsible for aviation security. Essentially, Transport prepares a list of prohibited items that ar

Information & Ethics committee  I don't believe so. Our mandate is pretty straightforward. There's a list of prohibited items prepared by Transport Canada, and we screen everybody to the same standard. We apply the rules uniformly.

Information & Ethics committee  Personal devices, we don't search those at all. What we're looking for is a security threat. When you are going through the checkpoint, personal information on a personal device is not relevant, so we don't search for that.

Information & Ethics committee  When you're going through the security checkpoint, you need to be sure that your device can be powered on. We're looking at it from a security point of view. We're not looking at it from a privacy point of view. We ask that the device be able to be powered on, and that's it.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much. I'll offer some very brief remarks. As you said, I'm from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, CATSA, and I'm joined by my colleague Natalie Sabourin. She's the manager responsible for privacy and ATIP. To remind you, CATSA is responsible for secu