Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for being with us this morning.
Since the start of our study on drones, we have talked about the positive aspects of drones, such as economic growth and new opportunities, albeit with some concern about safety and the protection of privacy.
My first questions are for the RCMP representative.
It could be the science fiction film fan in me that makes me ask this question. In your presentation, you talked about the positive aspects of drones, such as reconstructing the scene of an accident, searching for individuals, or monitoring a hostage-taking.
I would like to hear the negative aspects, the other side of the coin. Do you have to fight a new kind of crime with the advent of drones favouring the contraband market? If not, is there the potential for attacks owing to the proliferation of drones? What measures have you developed to deal with this new reality, if it indeed exists?