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

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Guest bios:

- 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

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Host bio:

David Perry, President & CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding.

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

Release date:

29 May 2026