“Nova Scotia being the host province for this type of event [the largest ever, with over 3,000 attendees], is further evidence of why Nova Scotia is Canada’s capital of defence.”
-Colton LeBlanc, Minister of Growth, Development and Defence Industries, on DEFSEC Atlantic 2026, Oct. 7, 2026.
“[T]he CANSEC defence trade show in Ottawa [i]s by far the largest arms expo in Canada… estimates on attendance vary between 15,000 and 20,000 [with] 60 international delegations and 600 VIP guests…”
–Scott Taylor, Esprit de Corps Magazine, June 3, 2026.
Yabbut Colton wasn’t invited to the Ottawa shindig, so he couldn’t possibly know it was bigger.