Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present an important petition signed by hundreds of people in the Peterborough area.
The petitioners point out that merchant navy veterans did not receive post-war veterans benefits and that all of them served under full military command and many of them served under the most anxious circumstances. Casualties in the merchant navy were often worse than in other theatres of war.
These petitioners call upon parliament to act now to compensate merchant navy veterans for their service and hardship after serving on Canadian or allied ships during World War II or in Korea.