Mr. George Shaker (President, Canadian Merchant Navy Prisoner of War Association; Merchant Navy Coalition for Equality): The Battle of the Atlantic, which was from 1939 to 1943, was the longest battle of the war, and I would say about 90% of the merchant seamen who were taken prisoner were taken during that time.
M. George Shaker (président, Canadian Merchant Navy Prisoner of War Association; Merchant Navy Coalition for Equality): La bataille de l'Atlantique, qui s'est déroulée de 1939 à 1943, a été la plus longue bataille de la guerre; à mon avis, environ 90 p. 100 des membres de la marine marchande qui ont été faits prisonniers ont été faits prisonniers pendant cette période.