WHY WOULD OUR SCHOOL BE NAMED LESTER B. PEARSON?

PEARSON’S EARLY LIFE BORN IN 1897 IN NEWTON BROOK ONTARIO FATHER WAS A METHODIST MINISTER SO THEY MOVED AROUND A LOT NEVER LOST HIS CHRISTIAN, SMALL TOWN APPROACH

WORLD WAR ONE MEDICAL VOLUNTEER

LESTER BOWLES PEARSON TRAINING TO BE A FIGHTER PILOT IN WWI The son of a Methodist preacher, Pearson grew up in small-town Ontario. He was attending the University of Toronto when World War I broke out, and he enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps. After serving in Greece as a stretcher-bearer, he went to London, England, where he was training to be a fighter pilot when a bus struck him, and he finished the war recovering from his injuries. Pearson graduated from the University of Toronto, and after studying in England he became a history teacher at his old university. In 1928 he joined the Department of External Affairs in Ottawa, beginning a distinguished career as a diplomat in Canada's foreign service GETS THE NICKNAME “MIKE” BECAUSE LESTER IS NOT DEEMED AS “SUITABLE FOR A FIGHTER PILOT”

PEARSON SUFFERS A BREAKDOWN AS A RESULT OF AIR WAR EXPERIENCE

OXFORD UNIVERSITY ERA PEARSON WAS AN AVID SPORTSMAN AND TEAM PLAYER ON BASEBALL AND HOCKEY

PROFESSOR OF HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

JOINS DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS O.D.SKELTON (ON RIGHT) HARD WORKING, CHARMING, ALL COMPROMISES, MUST SPARE ALL PARTIES HUMILIATION

PEARSON AS A YOUNG DIPLOMAT CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO UNITED STATES CHOSEN AS DEPUTY MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS IN 1945

PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN CANADA JOINING NATO

PEARSON BECOMES MINSTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS IN ST PEARSON BECOMES MINSTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS IN ST. LAURENT’S GOVERNMENT 1948

PEARSON AS AMBASSADOR TO UNITED NATIONS

PEARSON AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL 1952

TRADITION OF PEACEKEEPING SUEZ CRISIS 1956 TRADITION OF PEACEKEEPING

PEARSON WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1957

PEARSON AND AMERICA

The Great Flag Debate 1965 A new flag of which everyone in Canada could be proud

Expo ’67- Celebrating Canada’s Centennial The world is invited to celebrate in Montreal

“Vive Le Quebec Libre” 1967 Pearson stands up to De Gaulle in a public speech . De Gaulle cuts his trip short.

B & B Commission 1968- commitment to linguistic, cultural and educational equality for French speakers

Minority Government 1963-1968 Social Programs Canada pension plan Universal Health care Interest free student loans National labour code Family assistance plan Increased old age pensions and veterans allowances

Auto Pact 1965 Eliminated tariffs on American autos Created a single North American manufacturing market

Immigration Points system World’s first race-free immigration policy

Legacy Lester B. Pearson International Airport Lester B. Pearson Building in Ottawa Many schools and school boards in ON, QC and BC NHL’s most outstanding player award Pearson cup- trophy for games between the Expos and the Blue Jays