Lester B Pearson
The Legendary Canadian
Many great people and many great things shape history to what it is today. An example would be Adolf Hitler. Hitler was a great man but that does not mean what he did was essentially a great thing. Hitler helped in shaping the world’s history by causing World War 2. He was trying to shape the future as well because he wanted Germans to be the superior race. However there are good people who did good things to shape history. One specific person that comes to mind is Lester Bowles Pearson. He did not shape the world’s history but he did shape Canada’s history; he made Canada to what it is today, he introduced Universal Medicare to all Canadians, and he created the United Nations peacekeeping force.
To begin, Lester B. Pearson helped make Canada. He made it to what it is to this day, he is the Prime Minister “who gave Canada the identity that we have today” (thegauntlet.ca). One of the things he did was give Canada its flag. Pearson went to the House of Commons and informed them that the Canadian government wanted to adopt a new national flag and change it from the Union Jack. He made it a priority that Canada gets a new flag. Pearson fought long to get Canada a new flag, it was a very “heated debate over the issue, all through tactful negotiation and bargaining” (thegauntlet.ca). If he did not become Prime Minister there would have been a good chance that we would still have the Union Jack as our flag. Secondly, he created Canada’s Pension plan. This plan to help those who have retired; he made it so that all that are retired can get the money they deserve. In addition he also made the Auto Pact or otherwise called the Canada-United States Automotive Products Agreement. This is a very important trade agreement between the two countries. This agreement removed all tariffs on cars, trucks, buses, tires and all automotive parts. The auto pact is very important to Canadians and Americans as it is meant, “to secure the foundations for Canadian
Many great people and many great things shape history to what it is today. An example would be Adolf Hitler. Hitler was a great man but that does not mean what he did was essentially a great thing. Hitler helped in shaping the world’s history by causing World War 2. He was trying to shape the future as well because he wanted Germans to be the superior race. However there are good people who did good things to shape history. One specific person that comes to mind is Lester Bowles Pearson. He did not shape the world’s history but he did shape Canada’s history; he made Canada to what it is today, he introduced Universal Medicare to all Canadians, and he created the United Nations peacekeeping force.
To begin, Lester B. Pearson helped make Canada. He made it to what it is to this day, he is the Prime Minister “who gave Canada the identity that we have today” (thegauntlet.ca). One of the things he did was give Canada its flag. Pearson went to the House of Commons and informed them that the Canadian government wanted to adopt a new national flag and change it from the Union Jack. He made it a priority that Canada gets a new flag. Pearson fought long to get Canada a new flag, it was a very “heated debate over the issue, all through tactful negotiation and bargaining” (thegauntlet.ca). If he did not become Prime Minister there would have been a good chance that we would still have the Union Jack as our flag. Secondly, he created Canada’s Pension plan. This plan to help those who have retired; he made it so that all that are retired can get the money they deserve. In addition he also made the Auto Pact or otherwise called the Canada-United States Automotive Products Agreement. This is a very important trade agreement between the two countries. This agreement removed all tariffs on cars, trucks, buses, tires and all automotive parts. The auto pact is very important to Canadians and Americans as it is meant, “to secure the foundations for Canadian