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Evidence ledger · Finding 02 · Saskatchewan

Regina

A test of authorization discipline: proposed body cameras, operational civic systems and explicit limits on what a private-camera registry can do.

7 sourced records8 capability states3 configuration findings
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REGINA EVIDENCE LEDGER

Finding 02

Quoted is not purchased.
Connected is not assumed.

Axon supplied body-camera prices in 2021, but the obtained record does not establish a purchase. Other systems are documented as used, with different boundaries and controls.

PROPOSED, NOT PURCHASEDBody-worn cameras
RPSAxon estimateBoard review

Axon provided three five-year estimates for 120 devices. The Board asked for more research, policy work and consultation. No obtained record establishes a contract, licence, test or deployment.

Preserved Board report PO21-38 ↗
DOCUMENTED CONFIGURATIONPrivate-camera registry
ResidentsVendor registryRPS request

The vendor-hosted registry tells RPS where cameras may exist. RPS says registration gives police no live access, footage remains voluntary, and other police agencies cannot access the registry.

RPS registry record ↗
CONTROL GAP DOCUMENTEDInternal database access
IEISUser queryAudit

RPS documented unauthorized searches, privacy investigations and new audits. In February 2026 it said a mandatory reason field was unavailable and would require custom vendor work.

Chief's public response ↗

Authorization timeline

What Regina's record establishes

Each entry separates a quote, decision, configuration, use or unresolved state.

Capability register

State, not implication

“Unknown” remains published when no decisive contract, configuration or access record has been obtained.