Transport committee  I think it's absolutely necessary. I think it's essential. We went from having only a few drones to millions, certainly tens of thousands in Canada. It's past the tipping point. We need this level of certainty about who's flying where, but it has to be both manned and unmanned

Transport committee  I would offer a counter thought, which is we lost privacy eight years ago when the iPhone came out, or when every camera came out. Privacy is about social responsibility. What we're stressing is we are like any other aviation activity. A private pilot or a guy in a helicopter c

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  I'll take a stab at this. There are two parts to this. One is operational and one is technological. You stressed the technological part. That's why I suggest this as a way forward, because any of our law enforcement folks will know exactly who, what, when, and where.

Transport committee  Right.

Transport committee  Let's switch the topic not to professional UAV operators but rather to counter drone, which is a field emerging in and of itself.

Transport committee  I did 22 years in the military. I was an armoured officer. There was a whole armour...anti-armour thing. We're in that world now where law enforcement worldwide has this challenge. We have to look at the threat and calculate how we can intercept anyone who wants to use these tech

Transport committee  I will say parts of that have emerged. It is an emerging field, and it's a very rapidly evolving one. It will really be up to our law enforcement folks to support that with the right research and development and technology.

Transport committee  I had the opportunity to address the parliamentary committee on defence of North America a while back. The reality is, with one million-plus drones flying in North America, that day is past. That ship has sailed, right? We're only talking about capability. You can order what you

Transport committee  Absolutely. I think almost all of these technologies have a geofence capability. Certainly, we use geofencing in both of our products.

Transport committee  Not if they avoid each other correctly.

Transport committee  In the 30 seconds we have, I think we're falling behind. The U.S. Congress has already drafted language for beyond visual line of sight. They're driven by Google, Facebook, the triumvirate of big commercial folks, and they're moving well beyond us quickly.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  The transponder pops up on your screen. Both the pilot and the pilot in command of the unmanned aircraft see each other at ranges greater than 10 kilometres. They both have the same responsibilities to avoid each other. It's like laws of the sea: you always go right. They're the

Transport committee  That's correct.