Project A-O Canada used Supertext to store and manage all documents associated with the Project, including exhibits, statements, memos, reports and, at least to some extent, officers’ notes.96 In theory, every piece of paper generated or received by Project A-O Canada was to be scanned into Supertext,97 including situation reports, surveillance reports, and reports from outside agencies.98 Documents were scanned and digitized using character recognition software and, from that point on, they resided in the database.99 The contents of the Supertext database are discussed in detail later in this Report.100 At the time, neither Project O Canada nor Project A-O Canada were equipped with the infrastructure needed to perform major case management functions involving secret documents.101 2.4.4.2 E&R III
Le Projet A-O Canada utilisait Supertext pour stocker et gérer tous ses documents, dont les pièces, les déclarations, les notes de service, les rapports et, du moins dans une certaine mesure, les notes des agents96. En théorie, chaque document produit ou reçu par le Projet A-O Canada devait être scanné et versé dans Supertext97, notamment les rapports de situation, les rapports de surveillance ainsi que les rapports provenant d’autres agences98.