Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne (Minister of Marine and Fisheries; Minister of the Naval Service)
Unionist
Mr. BALLANTYNE:
I think the Act
makes it abundantly clear; it refers only to those sailors who have served on the high seas. Any of the men in the Naval Service who were simply on shore, for instance in the dockyard at Halifax, would not be included in this at all,
but I am sure that my hon. friend will agree with me that the Canadians who served in the navy on the high seas are perfectly entitled to what this Bill intends to give them.
Topic: CIVIL SERVICE ACT, 1918, AMENDMENT