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Luke Cassivi

Luke Cassivi

Rear-Admiral (Ret'd) Luc Cassivi — retired Canadian Navy officer, submariner, and current Director at Conference of Defence Associations Institute; former Commander of Canadian Defence Academy

Jul 7, 2026

Conference of Defence Associations Institute

Conference of Defence Associations Institute

Canada Selects TKMS for CPSP Submarine Fleet

Jul 7 · 47m

David BorysMODERATOR
15:14
Luke, I'd love your thoughts on the geopolitical signal, but also maybe you could touch on Canada's historic partnership with Norway in terms of what Mark sort of hinted at.
Luke Cassivi
Luke CassiviGUEST
15:24
So thanks, and I agree with everything that Marcus said.
Luke Cassivi
Luke CassiviGUEST
15:28
Obviously, we kind of share a similar mind on a lot of this.
Luke Cassivi
Luke CassiviGUEST
15:32
Listen, I think there's been a lot of talk over the years in NATO.
Luke Cassivi
Luke CassiviGUEST
15:36
I mean, yes, we contribute.
Luke Cassivi
Luke CassiviGUEST
15:38
We've contributed for years, but it's like, yeah, we're really serious.
Luke Cassivi
Luke CassiviGUEST
15:42
The country was not investing to the level that was needed.

15 MINS LATER

David BorysMODERATOR
31:10
Luke, would you comment on the personnel issues that Mark has identified? What do you think are some of the challenges in making sure we have enough people with dolphins?

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