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Lynn Gordon Mason CMM, CD (born 1942) is a retired officer of the

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. He was Commander Maritime Command from 27 June 1995 to 9 January 1997.

Career

Mason joined the

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in 1960.Lynn Gordon Mason
The Nauticapedia He became Commanding Officer of the

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in 1981, Commander of the Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1985 and Commander of

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in 1987. He went on to be Commandant of the

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in 1988, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at Headquarters of the

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in 1989 and Chief of Maritime Doctrine and Operations at

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in 1991. He then became Chief of Staff to the Maritime Commander in 1992, Commander

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in 1992 and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff in 1994. His final appointment was as Commander Maritime Command in 1995 before retiring in 1997. After retirement, Mason became a founding board member of the

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, and also served on the board of its subsidiary, CBS Insurance. Mason also served as the Chair of Minister of National Defence’s Education Advisory Board and as Chair, of the Annual Fund Committee of the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust ( HMCS Sackville). He was also Chair and Board member of the

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and a research Fellow at Dalhousie University’s Centre for Foreign Policy Studies. In 2008 he became Chief Executive of CarteNav Solutions, and held that role for eight years, retiring in 2014. Mason was awarded an honorary doctorate (LL.D. Hon) in 2000 by

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, and subsequently an honorary doctorate (D.Sc.Mil. Hon) by

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in 2003.

Family

Mason is the father of the Canadian politician

Waye Mason Waye Mason is a Canadian politician, businessman and educator from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Halifax Regional Council from 2012 to 2024 and a candidate for Mayor of Halifax in 2024. Early life and education Mason was bor ...

Awards and decorations

Mason's personal awards and decorations include the following:

References

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