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Comment by Daniel Therrien

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Privacy Commissioner of Canada (2014–2022)
The use of facial recognition in public places is a sensitive matter, but I wouldn't say it should be banned altogether.
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AI Verified ai_verified — The provided House of Commons ETHI meeting 34 evidence transcript (May 10, 2021) contains this exact sentence and attributes it to “Mr. Daniel Therrien”: “The use of facial recognition in public places is a sensitive matter, but I wouldn't say it should be banned altogether.” This confirms the wording, attribution, and 2021 date. ([ourcommons.ca](https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/43-2/ETHI/meeting-34/evidence)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1d ago
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