Quote Originally Posted by adriaticum View Post
i think you have to have a license to be transmitting
No “think” required. Technically, you are required to have a federal license to own or operate VHF radios in Canada. This includes just monitoring channels. User programable radios (like the Baofengs) are straight up illegal even if you do have an amateur radio license. You can have a radio dealer program them for you, and “lock” them so they are no longer user programable and make them legal, but you legally need a license to have them.

I really doubt anyone has ever, or will ever be busted for distracted driving using a VHF or CB radio while driving.