Ethics committee chair slams RCMP’s ‘point-blank refusal’ to provide information on spyware tools

New federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne tells the House Ethics Committee his office learned about the RCMP’s use of spyware on phones and other devices through the media.

Mark Flynn, RCMP assistant commissioner for federal policing, national security and protective policing, and Bryan Larkin, RCMP deputy commissioner for specialized policing services, appeared before the House Ethics Committee on Aug. 8, 2022, to answer questions about the RCMP’s use of spyware. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

August 8, 2022

Conservative MP and parliamentary committee chair Pat Kelly intervened during testimony by senior RCMP officers to say it was “disappointing and troubling” to see what he considered “a point-blank refusal” by the RCMP to provide information requested by the co...

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