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Podcast delves into Canada’s German submarine purchase

A submarine sits partly submerged in the water in a landscape covered in snow.
Canada will purchase up to 12 Type 212CD submarines from TKMS
(TKMS artist concept)

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced July 6 in Halifax that Canada will purchase the Type 212CD submarine from Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in what he says is the largest military procurement in Canadian history.

I was interviewed about the announcement by Caryn Ceolin for the podcast, The Big Story.

Listen to the podcast.

For some additional background reading, check out Ottawa Citizen article on the sub purchase:

Canada to become world’s largest operator of new submarine (July 7, 2026)

And this article came out shortly before the Carney announcement declaring TKMS the winner of the competition:

Will Canada pick German or South Korean? (July 3, 2026)

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