Building a Canadian Marine Industry Through the NSS

DEFENCE DECONSTRUCTED PODCAST

May 29, 2026

Transcript: Click here

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with Dirk Lesko, Jean-Francois Seguin, Lee Fromson, Travis Farrell, Francis Fontaine and Peter Dyck to discuss the growth of the wider industrial capacity that’s been created through the National Shipbuilding Strategy.

Guest bio:

  • Dirk Lesko is the President of Irving Shipbuilding
  • Jean-François Seguin is the Vice President, Communications and Governments at Irving Shipbuilding
  • Lee Fromson is Vice President - Supply-Chain, Commercial, Procurement & Quality
  • Travis Farrell is the President of Unifor Marine Workers Local 1
  • Francis Fontaine is the CEO at Bronswerk Group
  • Peter Dyck is the Vice-President of Sales – Naval Handling at Rolls-Royce

Host bio:

  • David Perry is the President & CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding, TKMS Canada, and Invest Nova Scotia.


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