Mr. Speaker, few finer examples of Canadian wartime success and magnificent effort can be found than in the annals of the battle of the Atlantic where merchant seamen sailed the enemy infested sea to keep allies supplied until the Atlantic war tide turned in 1943 toward victory.
Now, 50 years hence, merchant navy veterans are still held hostage to unresolved concerns. Merchant navy veterans are not seeking great wealth, only the respect and benefits given their—