Canada’s navy was born at a time when prejudiced attitudes and beliefs ruled in and out of uniform. Often having to overcome great challenges just to enlist in the military, the sacrifices and achievements of Black Canadians over the years have shone through. During #BlackHistoryMonth, we honour and celebrate the courage and resilience of past and current Black sailors and officers. #WeTheNavy will be amplifying their stories throughout the month of February. Their story is also our story. We en

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Canada’s Merchant Navy endured the onslaught of enemy attacks during the six-year struggle for supremacy of North Atlantic shipping routes from the beginning to the end of the Second World War (1939-45) while transporting the materiel, provisions and personnel needed to win the war. With the dangers of the open sea, Allied Merchant Navies and their crew faced the daunting task of navigating enemy-infested waters to make perilous yet imperative trans-Atlantic crossings that were essential to the