The number of incidents involving recreational
drones has more than tripled since 2014,
prompting the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport to recently introduce a measure to prevent the reckless
use of
drones that is putting the safety of Canadians at risk.
Since their initial
use, small unmanned aircraft systems, or
drones, have
prompted controversy over privacy rights, and even spurred state action to protect their citizens from prying, flying eyes.