Protesters disrupted CANSEC, the world's largest arms and weapons trade show. Press censorship and police violence surrounded the event.
A journalist was barred from entering CANSEC, one of the world’s largest arms and weapons ‘defense trade show.’ The organizer stated they did not want to see headlines like, “War mongers gather in Ottawa” and get questions like, “how do you feel about killing children?”
This year, CANSEC only granted access to select, friendly media. Organizers wanted to avoid reports that are critical of war and those profiting from weapons sales that kill millions around the world every year.
This despite the event’s sole purpose of showcasing and blatantly doing business in service of war and global conflict.
Every year since 1998, hundreds of arms dealers, weapon manufacturers, foreign government representatives, Canadian ministers, surveillance manufacturers, and military officers have come to Ottawa to attend CANSEC.
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