1. WHY WOULD OUR SCHOOL BE NAMED LESTER B. PEARSON?

2. 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

3. WORLD WAR ONE MEDICAL VOLUNTEER

4. 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”

5. PEARSON SUFFERS A BREAKDOWN AS A RESULT OF AIR WAR EXPERIENCE

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

7. PROFESSOR OF HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

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

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

10. PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN CANADA JOINING NATO

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

12. PEARSON AS AMBASSADOR TO UNITED NATIONS

13. PEARSON AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL 1952

14. TRADITION OF PEACEKEEPING
SUEZ CRISIS 1956
TRADITION OF PEACEKEEPING

15. PEARSON WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1957

16. PEARSON AND AMERICA

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

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

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

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

21. 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

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

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

24. 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