CANSEC Ottawa Reports Since 2009

Since 2009 I have been reporting about protests against the large military-industrial complex show held annually in Ottawa called CANSEC.

"Canada's premier defence trade show" is hosted by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI).

Don't confuse it with CANSec — the USA Central Area Networking and Security Workshop — or CanSecWest held in Vancouver. Both are about digital and computer security.

Short link to this page: bit.ly/StopCANSEC

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Updates

2020 January — World Beyond War Global Conference, Ottawa May 26-31, 2020

2020 January — Stop wars! Stop the killings! — A Poem for Our Times

2019 June 6 — Stop CANSEC 2019 : Peace Movement Determined to Shut Down CANSEC Arms Trade Show in Canada

2019 May 15 — Mobilizations against arms shows can learn from each other, by Brent Patterson, Rabble.ca — Cited: 'Ottawa-area peace activist Koozma J. Tarasoff provides an enlightening and inspiring overview of these protests dating back to 2009 in this Spirit-Wrestlers blog post.'

2018 May 30 — 'Music Against War' versus CANSEC

2017 May 31 — Anti-war, Pro-life Demonstration at Canada’s Largest Arms Show, EY Centre + 110 photos

2016 May 24-25 — Peace Protestors at CANSEC 2016, EY Centre + 132 photos — 8 protest locations in 3 days, 3 arrested

2015 May 30 — Protesting CANSEC Weapons Show as ‘Terrorism’, + 125 photos

2014 - 2012 — No CANSEC reports, rather I posted about 25 blogs against war. CANSEC moved to EY Centre near the Ottawa International Airport.

2011 June 16 — Anti-Military Show Rally in Ottawa, Lansdowne Park, June 1-2, 2011, + 142 photos

2010 June 11 — Military-Industrial Complex Show, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, June 1-3, 2010, + 37 photos

2010 May 14 — The Arms Show CANSEC 2010: Ideology and Usefulness in the 21st Century — Letter to Editor, Ottawa Citizen

2009 June 5 — Military-Industrial Complex Show, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa May 27-28, 2009, + 25 photos

1997 May 11 — Mother of All Air Shows! The National Capital Air Show in Ottawa, Canada, held on Mothers' Day, May 11, 1997, displaying militarism, violence and war technology as family fun and entertainment. Narrated by Marion Dewar, former Mayor of Ottawa (1978-1985).

1988 — The Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT) was founded to expose and oppose Canada's largest Arms Exhibition — ARMX

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Also see my list of reports for the Ottawa Peace Festivals — Archive & History; and many reports about other peace events in Ottawa at Spirit-Wrestlers.com.