The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the title of the country's maritime forces from 1911 to 1968. In the 1960s unification of land, air and sea services was appropriate: all three were unified forming the Canadian Forces. The naval component was known as Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM), which has continued despite some reversal of the unification idea. That the Senate of Canada encourage the Minister of National Defence, in view of the long service, sacrifice and courage of Canadian Naval forces and personnel, to change the official structural name of the Canadian Navy from "Maritime Command" to "Canadian Navy" effective from this year, as part of the celebration of the Canadian Navy Centennial, with that title being used in all official and operational materials, in both official languages, as soon as possible.
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