Postwar
After taking his release from military service in 1945, Merritt served as a Member of Parliament, being elected to the Canadian House of Commons, serving the electoral district of Vancouver—Burrard from 1945 to 1949.
Returning from Ottawa, he resumed his law practice in Vancouver and was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada in 1951.
Merritt served on the Board of Directors of Mount Pleasant War Memorial Community Cooperative Association from 1950 to 1994.
He became a valued rugger player for the Meraloma Club. Brother officers still speak with awe of his skill at Shinny.
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