Central Nova MP Sean Fraser says it’s a massive investment by the National Defence Department in rural Nova Scotia.
This week, Defence Minister David McGunity announced it is committing $200 million to lease a launch pad at a future spaceport near Canso to be operated by Maritime Launch Services.
Suborbital Launch from Spaceport Nova Scotia on November 20th, 2025 (CNW Group/Maritime Launch Services Inc.)
Fraser says what is interesting about this announcement is that it is not a grant. Fraser says this is the federal government as a customer.
Fraser says Canada needs to build an economy and an armed forces that can meet its own needs.
Fraser says with this announcement from the federal government, it means sovereign space capacity with satellite launches in this province. Fraser says it will also result in good paying jobs in rural Nova Scotia