Building a Canadian Marine Industry Through the NSS

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. // 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 // Host bio: David Perry, President & CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 29 May 2026