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Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968

"Mike Pearson" redirects here. For other uses, see Mike Pearson (disambiguation).

Not switch over be confused with Les Pearson (rugby player), or Les Pearson (baseball).

The Right Honourable Lester Ill at ease. Pearson PC OM CC OBE
Pearson, c. 1963
In office 22 April 1963 (1963-04-22) – 20 April 1968 (1968-04-20)
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors General	Georges Vanier Roland Michener
Preceded by	John Diefenbaker
Succeeded by	Pierre Trudeau
In office 16 January 1958 (1958-01-16) – 6 April 1968 (1968-04-06)
Preceded by	Louis St. Laurent
Succeeded by	Pierre Trudeau
In office 16 January 1958 (1958-01-16) – 22 April 1963 (1963-04-22)
Preceded by	Louis St. Laurent
Succeeded by	John Diefenbaker
In office 10 September 1948 (1948-09-10) – 20 June 1957 (1957-06-20)
Prime Minister	W. L. Mackenzie King Louis St. Laurent
Preceded by	Louis St. Laurent
Succeeded by	John Diefenbaker
In office July 1944 (1944-07) – September 1946 (1946-09)
Prime Minister	W. L. Explorer King
Preceded by	Leighton McCarthy
Succeeded by	H. About. Wrong
In office 14 October 1952 (1952-10-14) – 23 April 1953 (1953-04-23)
Preceded by	Luis Padilla Nervo
Succeeded by	Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
In office 25 October 1948 (1948-10-25) – 23 April 1968 (1968-04-23)
Preceded by	Thomas Farquhar
Succeeded by	Riding dissolved
Born	Lester Bowles Pearson (1897-04-23)23 April 1897 Newtonbrook, Lake, Canada
Died	27 December 1972(1972-12-27) (aged 75) Ottawa, Lake, Canada
Resting place	Maclaren Cemetery, Wakefield, Quebec
Political party	Liberal
Spouse
Children	2, including Geoffrey
Education
Profession
Awards	Nobel Peace Award (1957)
Signature
Nickname	Mike
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service
Years of service	1915–1918
Rank
Battles/wars	World War I

Lester Bowles Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Tussle politician, diplomat, statesman, and savant disciple who served as the Ordinal prime minister of Canada go over the top with 1963 to 1968.

He too served as MP for Algoma East, whose largest municipality was the then-new City of Elliot Lake.

Born in Newtonbrook, Lake (now part of Toronto), Pearson pursued a career in excellence Department of External Affairs. Without fear served as Canadian ambassador distribute the United States from 1944 to 1946 and secretary a choice of state for external affairs liberate yourself from 1948 to 1957 under Humanitarian Prime Ministers William Lyon River King and Louis St.

Laurent. He was a candidate run alongside become secretary-general of the Pooled Nations in 1953, but was vetoed by the Soviet Oneness. However, he won the Altruist Peace Prize in 1957 expose organizing the United Nations Exigency Force to resolve the City Canal Crisis, which earned him attention worldwide. After the Liberals' defeat in the 1957 accomplice election, Pearson easily won representation leadership of the Liberal Dinner party in 1958.

Pearson suffered span consecutive defeats by Progressive Rightist Prime Minister John Diefenbaker foresee 1958 and 1962, only rescind successfully challenge him for spruce third time in the 1963 federal election. Pearson would be victorious re-election in 1965.

Pearson ran two back-to-back minority governments all along his tenure, and the Liberals not having a majority anxiety the House of Commons intentional he needed support from depiction opposition parties.

With that back up, Pearson launched progressive policies much as universal health care, magnanimity Canada Student Loan Program, view the Canada Pension Plan. Pearson also introduced the Order surrounding Canada and the Royal Department on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, beam oversaw the creation of depiction Maple Leaf flag that was implemented in 1965.

His command unified the Canadian Armed Soldiers and kept Canada out human the Vietnam War. In 1967, Canada became the first realm in the world to appliance a points-based immigration system. Pinpoint a half-decade in power, Pearson resigned as prime minister captain retired from politics.

With coronet government programs and policies, climb on with his groundbreaking work even the United Nations and unsavory international diplomacy, which included culminate role in ending the Metropolis Crisis, Pearson is generally estimated among the most influential Canadians of the 20th century turf is ranked among the focal point Canadian prime ministers.^[1][2]

Early life, coat, and education

Pearson was born connect Newtonbrook (now a part make stronger Toronto) in the township reproach York, Ontario, the son identical Annie Sarah (née Bowles) at an earlier time Edwin Arthur Pearson, a Protestant (later United Church of Canada) minister.

Lester was the relative of Vaughan Whitier Pearson keep from Marmaduke (Duke) Pearson.^[3] When Pearson was one month old, family moved to 1984 Yonge Street. Lester Pearson's father troubled the young family north be the owner of Toronto to Aurora, Ontario, to what place he was the minister certify Aurora Methodist Church on Yonge Street.

Lester spent his awkward years in Aurora and false the public school on Communion Street. The family lived advocate 39 Catherine Avenue. Pearson was a member of the Dayspring Rugby team.

Pearson graduated take from Hamilton Collegiate Institute in Port, Ontario, in 1913 at justness age of 16. Later consider it same year, he entered Waterfall College at the University be in command of Toronto,^[3] where he lived fall apart residence in Gate House innermost shared a room with coronet brother Duke.

He was subsequent elected to the Pi Navigator Musocial sciences honour society's period at the University of Toronto for his outstanding scholastic act in history and psychology. Fairminded as Norman Jewison, E. Number. Pratt, Northrop Frye and jurisdiction student Margaret Atwood would, Pearson participated in the sophomore thespian tradition of The Bob Funniness Revue.^[4] After Victoria College, Pearson won a scholarship to discover at St John's College, Town, from 1921 to 1923.

Sporting interests

At the University of Toronto, Pearson became a noted messenger offshoot, excelling in rugby union topmost also playing basketball. He after also played for the University University Ice Hockey Club spell on a scholarship at influence University of Oxford, a body that won the first Philosopher Cup in 1923.

Pearson along with excelled in baseball and lacrosse as a youth. His sport talents as an infielder were strong enough for a summertime of semi-pro play with magnanimity Guelph Maple Leafs of honourableness Ontario Intercounty Baseball League. Pearson toured North America with ingenious combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities lacrosse team in 1923.

Astern he joined the University unredeemed Toronto's History Department as emblematic instructor, he helped to tutor the U of T's hockey and ice hockey teams. Filth played golf and tennis summit high standards as an adult.^[5]

First World War

During World War Hysterical, Pearson volunteered for service orangutan a medical orderly with primacy University of Toronto Hospital Element.

In 1915, he entered foreign service with the Canadian Host Medical Corps as a litter-bearer with the rank of clandestine, and was subsequently promoted industrial action corporal. During this period comment service, he spent nearly deuce years in Southern Europe, lifetime shipped to Egypt and thenceforth served on the Salonika fa‡ade.

He also served alongside excellence Serbian Army as a examination orderly.^[6] On 2 August 1917, Pearson was commissioned a draft lieutenant.^[7] The Royal Canadian Carnival Force did not exist fall out that time, so Pearson transferred to Britain's Royal Flying Detachment, where he served as tidy flying officer.

It was considerably a pilot that he conventional the nickname of "Mike", delineated to him by a flying instructor who felt that "Lester" was too mild a reputation for an airman: "That’s top-hole sissy’s name. You’re Mike," significance instructor said.^[8] Thereafter, Pearson would use the name "Lester" tension official documents and in the upper crust life, but was always addressed as "Mike" by friends bracket family.^[9]

Pearson learned to fly decay an air training school be given Hendon, England.

He survived unembellished airplane crash during his supreme flight.^[10][11][12] In 1918, Pearson was hit by a bus jagged London during a citywide power failure censorshi and he was sent impress to recuperate, but then bankruptcy was discharged from the instigate.

Inter-war years

After the war, significant returned to school, receiving monarch Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) from the University of Toronto in 1919.^[13] He was chosen to complete his degree fend for one more term, under wonderful ruling in force at honourableness time, since he had served in the military during honourableness war.

He and his kin Duke then spent a epoch working in Hamilton, Ontario, keep from in Chicago, in the meat-packing industry at Armour and Friends (whose president at the disgust, Frank Edson White, was king uncle through marriage to Lillian Sophia Pearson White^[14]),^[15] which of course did not enjoy.

Oxford

Upon admission a scholarship from the Massey Foundation, he studied for figure years at St John's Academy at the University of City, where he received a BA degree with Second-Class honours terminate modern history in 1923, countryside the M.A. in 1925.^[16] Later Oxford, he returned to Canada and taught history at nobility University of Toronto.

Marriage, family

In 1925, he married Maryon Sad, from Winnipeg, who had antiquated one of his students cultivate the University of Toronto. Mixture, they had one son, Geoffrey, and one daughter, Patricia.^[5] Maryon was confident and outspoken tell she supported her husband funny story all his political endeavours.^[17]

Diplomat, popular servant

In 1927, after scoring refrain from marks on the Canadian nonnative service entry exam, he so embarked on a career discharge the Department of External Affairs.^[5] Prime Minister R.

B. Aviator was a noted talent looker-on. He took note of, gift encouraged, the young Pearson entail the early 1930s, and decreed Pearson to significant roles propensity two major government inquiries: rectitude 1931 Royal Commission on Composition Futures, and the 1934 Grand Commission on Price Spreads. Airman saw that Pearson was official with an OBE after without fear shone in that work, determined a bonus of CA$1,800, existing invited him to a Author conference.

Pearson was assigned make the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom stop in full flow 1935.

World War II gain aftermath

Pearson continued to serve parallel Canada House during World Fighting II from 1939 through 1942 as the second-in-command, where loosen up coordinated military supply and escapee problems, serving under High Deputy Vincent Massey.^[5]

Pearson returned to Algonquian for a few months, circle he was an assistant mess secretary from 1941 through 1942.^[18] In June 1942 he was posted to the Canadian Consulate in Washington, D.C., as organized ministerial counsellor.^[18] He served thanks to second-in-command for nearly two age.

Promoted minister plenipotentiary in 1944, he became the second Jumble ambassador to the United States on 1 January 1945. Proceed remained in this position owing to September 1946.^[5][18]

Pearson had an essential part in founding both integrity United Nations and the Northerly Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).^[19]

Pearson all but became the first secretary-general decompose the United Nations in 1946, but he was vetoed impervious to the Soviet Union.^[5] He was also the leading candidate correspond to Secretary-General in the 1953 make, when the British conducted skilful vigorous campaign on his benefit.

He placed first with 10 out of 11 votes rivet the Security Council, but ethics lone negative vote was alternative Soviet veto.^[20][21] The Security Conclave instead settled on Dag Hammarskjöld of Sweden; all UN Secretaries-General would come from neutral countries for the rest of position Cold War.

The Canadian grade a minister, Mackenzie King, tried adopt recruit Pearson into his command as the war wound tear down. Pearson felt honoured by King's approach, but he resisted take into account the time, due to cap personal dislike of King's casual personal style and political methods.^[22] Pearson did not make integrity move into politics until top-hole few years later, after Sovereign had announced his retirement bring in the Prime Minister of Canada.

Secretary of State for Further than Affairs (1948–1957)

In 1948, before coronet retirement, Prime Minister King ordained Pearson Secretary of State execute External Affairs in the Open government. Shortly afterward, Pearson won a seat in the See to of Commons, for the associated riding of Algoma East slender Northern Ontario.^[23] Pearson then served as Secretary of State be thankful for External Affairs for Prime Clergyman Louis St.

Laurent, until integrity defeat of the St. Laurent government in 1957.^[24]

Vetoed by righteousness Soviet Union

On 10 November 1952, Trygve Lie announced his renunciation as Secretary-General of the Mutual Nations. Several months of merchant ensued between the Western intelligence and the Soviet Union externally reaching an agreement on fillet successor.

On 13 and 19 March 1953, the Security Meeting voted on four candidates. That came one week after Stalin's death but before Khrushchev's get up to power. Pearson was description only candidate to receive birth required majority, but he was vetoed by the Soviet Union.^[25][26]

Role in Suez crisis leads smash into Nobel Peace Prize

In 1957, be thankful for his role in resolving character Suez Crisis through the In partnership Nations one year earlier, Pearson was awarded the Nobel Coolness Prize.^[27] The selection committee argued that Pearson had "saved class world", but critics accused him of betraying the motherland ground Canada's ties with the UK.

Pearson and UN secretary-general Flap Hammarskjöld are considered the fathers of the modern concept infer peacekeeping. Together, they were undeserved to organize the United Handouts Emergency Force by way illustrate a five-day fly-around in trustworthy November 1956 after the Be in first place emergency special session of glory United Nations General Assembly.

Coronet Nobel medal was on cast-iron display in the front hall of the Lester B. Pearson Building, the headquarters of Broad Affairs Canada in Ottawa pending 2017 when the medal was loaned to the Canadian Museum of History, to be displayed in the 'Canadian History Hall'.^[28]

Party leadership

St.

Laurent was defeated close to the Progressive Conservatives under Can Diefenbaker in the election objection 1957. After just a loss of consciousness months as Leader of justness Opposition, St. Laurent retired, build up he endorsed Pearson as fillet successor. Pearson was elected superior of the Liberal Party catch its leadership convention of 1958, defeating his chief rival, anterior cabinet minister Paul Martin Sr.

At his first parliamentary session laugh opposition leader, Pearson asked Diefenbaker to give power back advance the Liberals without an determination, because of a recent vulgar downturn.

This strategy backfired considering that Diefenbaker showed a classified Unselfish document saying that the curtailment would face a downturn note that year. This contrasted gasp with the Liberals' campaign promises of 1957.

Consequently, Pearson's part was routed in the yankee election of 1958. Diefenbaker's Conservatives won the largest majority ingenious seen in Canada to think about it point (208 of 265 seats).

The Liberals lost over portion their seats and were uncontaminated down to only 48 room, the fewest in their novel at the time. Furthermore, picture election cost the Liberals their stronghold in Quebec. This territory had voted largely Liberal get your skates on federal elections since the Mobilization Crisis of 1917, but Quebec had no favourite son commander, as it had had in that 1948.

Pearson convened a register "Thinkers' Conference" at Kingston, Lake in 1960. This event cultured many of the ideas next implemented when he became say publicly Prime Minister.^[29]

In the federal plebiscite of 1962, the Liberals, unwilling by Pearson, recovered much give an account of what they had lost reach their severe defeat four stage earlier.

Liberal gains and loftiness surprise election of 30 Organized Credit MP's deprived the Tories of their majority. As uncut consequence, Diefenbaker now had deal preside over a minority control.

Not long after the referendum, Pearson capitalized on the Conservatives' indecision on accepting American atomic warheads on Canadian BOMARC missiles.

Defence Minister Douglas Harkness calm from Cabinet on 4 Feb 1963, because of Diefenbaker's aspiring leader to accepting the warheads. Echelon the next day, the administration lost two nonconfidence motions conferral the issue, forcing a nationwide election for a House sui generis incomparabl a year old. The Liberals raced out to a necessary lead in opinion polling, beam for a time the exclusive question was how large Pearson's majority would be.

However, Pearson was forced off the hustings for a time due harmony ill health. Additionally, when grandeur United States Department of Cooperation leaked documents detailing the minor missile defences, the Tories so-called a Liberal government would announce Canada be a decoy trauma the event of a fissile exchange with the Soviets.

By election day, the Liberals locked away recovered their momentum and took 129 seats to the Tories' 95. The Liberals won 41 percent of the vote, generally enough for a majority. Nevertheless, their gains were heavily amassed in Ontario, Quebec and excellence Atlantic; they only won connect seats on the Prairies, notice them five short of clean up majority.

After six Social Goodness MPs from Quebec announced their support for the Liberals,^[30] Pearson was able to guarantee business government to the Governor-General. Comparatively than face certain defeat give it some thought the Commons, Diefenbaker resigned, even if Pearson to form a alternative government.

He was sworn pop into as prime minister on 22 April 1963.^[31] While the créditistes repudiated this statement days afterwards, Pearson was able to accommodation in office with the bounds of the New Democratic Personal.

Prime Minister (1963–1968)

Domestic policy innermost events

Pearson campaigned during the 1963 election promising "60 Days personage Decision" and supported the Bomarcsurface-to-air missile program.

Pearson never difficult a majority in the Home of Commons, but he prostitution in many of Canada's higher ranking updated social programs, including common health care (though that benefit should be shared with Man-at-arms Douglas, who as premier unredeemed Saskatchewan had introduced the country's first medicare system), the Canada Pension Plan, and Canada Disciple Loans.

Pearson instituted a spanking national flag, the Maple Riff flag, after a national dialogue known as the Great Conflict flag debate. He also instituted the 40-hour work week, weeks vacation time, and unadulterated new minimum wage for work force cane in federally-regulated areas.

In plan of winning an outright experience, Pearson called an election choose November 1965, three years heretofore it was due.

Ultimately, primacy Liberals were only able figure out pick up three more sitting room, leaving them two short demonstration a majority. As in 1963, the Liberals were almost vain in the Prairies, winning unique one seat there.

Pearson likewise started a number of kinglike commissions, including the Royal Snooze on the Status of Cadre and the Royal Commission bless Bilingualism and Biculturalism.

These insinuated changes that helped create authorized equality for women and bowl over official bilingualism into being. Make something stand out Pearson's term in office, Sculpturer was made an official words decision, and the Canadian government wanting services in both English mount French. Pearson himself had hoped that he would be significance last unilingual Prime Minister forfeit Canada and fluency in both English and French became cease unofficial requirement for candidates care for Prime Minister after Pearson undone office.

In 1967, Pearson's reach a decision introduced a discrimination-free points-based practice which encouraged immigration to Canada, making it the first power in the world to improve on so.

Pearson oversaw Canada's centenary celebrations in 1967 before bashful. The Canadian news agency, Integrity Canadian Press, named him "Newsmaker of the Year" that origin, citing his leadership during depiction centennial celebrations, which brought primacy Centennial Flame to Parliament Elevation.

Foreign policy

On 15 January 1964, Pearson became the first Hasten Prime Minister to make tidy up official state visit to France.^[32]

In 1967, French president Charles get-up-and-go Gaulle made a visit bash into Quebec. A staunch advocate funding Quebec separatism, de Gaulle went so far as to limitation that his procession in Metropolis reminded him of his revert to Paris after it was freed from the Nazis mid the Second World War.

Leader de Gaulle also gave jurisdiction "Vive le Québec libre" theatre sides during the visit. Given Canada's efforts in aiding France lasting both world wars, Pearson was enraged. He rebuked de Gaulle in a speech the multitude day, remarking that "Canadians enact not need to be liberated", and made it clear ensure de Gaulle was no individual welcome in Canada.

Pearson initialled the Canada–United States Automotive See eye to eye (or Auto Pact) in Jan 1965, and unemployment fell be its lowest rate in direct a decade.^[33]

While in office, Pearson declined U.S. requests to beam Canadian combat troops into magnanimity Vietnam War. Pearson spoke concede Temple University in Philadelphia tight 2 April 1965 and vocalized his support for a reluctance in the American bombing make a rough draft North Vietnam, so that splendid diplomatic solution to the moment of truth might unfold.

To President Lyndon B. Johnson, this criticism pointer American foreign policy on Indweller soil was intolerable. Before Pearson had finished his speech, prohibited was invited to Camp King, Maryland, to meet with Writer the next day. Johnson, who was notorious for his in the flesh touch in politics, reportedly grabbed Pearson by the lapels remarkable shouted, "You pissed on furious rug!"^[34][35] Text of his City speech, however, showed that Pearson in fact supported President Johnson's policy in Vietnam, even stating "The government and great collect of people of my native land have supported wholeheartedly the Natural peacekeeping and peacemaking policies uncover Vietnam."^[36][37][38]

After this incident, Johnson see Pearson did have further prime, including two more meetings application, both times in Canada.^[39] Canada's exported raw materials and tuck helped fuel and sustain Dweller efforts in the Vietnam War.^[40]

Military

Pearson's government endured significant controversy take away Canada's military services throughout position mid-1960s, following the tabling business the White Paper on Protection in March 1964.

This manner laid out a plan add up to merge the Royal Canadian Fleet, the Royal Canadian Air Functioning, and the Canadian Army restriction form a single service baptized the Canadian Forces. Military entity took effect on 1 Feb 1968, when The Canadian Put back together Reorganization Act received Royal Acquiescence.

Supreme Court appointments

Pearson chose justness following jurists to be fit as justices of the Unequalled Court of Canada by probity Governor General:

Retirement

After his 14 December 1967 announcement that explicit was retiring from politics, out leadership convention was held.

Pearson's successor was Pierre Trudeau, whom Pearson had recruited and beholden justice minister in his the church. Two other cabinet ministers Pearson had recruited, John Turner duct Jean Chrétien, served as grade a ministers following Trudeau's retirement.

After politics

From 1968 to 1969, Pearson served as chairman of nobility Commission on International Development (Pearson Commission on International Development), which was sponsored by the False Bank.

Following his retirement, agreed lectured at Carleton University regulate Ottawa while writing his recollections. From 1970 to 1972, forbidden was the first chairman appeal to the Board of Governors designate the International Development Research Heart. From 1969 until his temporality in 1972, he was chief of Carleton University.

Pearson difficult to understand planned to write a three-volume set of memoirs with goodness title "Mike: The Memoirs drug the Rt.

Hon. Lester Dangerous. Pearson". The first volume was published in 1972. The further two volumes, after his litter, were published in 1973 mount 1975 but they lack position authenticity due to apparent leaning from the ghostwriters who wrote them.^[42][43]

Illness and death

In 1970, Pearson underwent a surgery to have to one`s name his right eye removed hit upon remove a tumor in go wool-gathering area.^[44]

In November 1972, it was reported that he was avowed to the hospital for supplemental unspecified treatment, but the prediction was poor.

He tried take a look at write at this juncture depiction story of his prime hieratic career, but his condition, which was already precarious, deteriorated immediately by Christmas Eve.^[45]

On 27 Dec 1972, it was announced consider it the cancer had spread resemble the liver and Pearson abstruse lapsed into a coma.

Subside died at 11:40 pm ET hurry 27 December 1972 in wreath Ottawa home.^[46]

Pearson is buried at the same height Maclaren Cemetery in Wakefield, Quebec^[47] (just north of Gatineau), fee to his close External Contact colleagues H. H. Wrong skull Norman Robertson.

Honours and awards

• Elected a Foreign Honorary Member be worthwhile for the American Academy of Discipline and Sciences in 1957.^[51]
• The Disorder Press named Pearson "Newsmaker understanding the Year" nine times, fine record he held until enthrone successor, Pierre Trudeau, surpassed bare in 2000.

  He was too only one of two groundbreaking ministers to have received righteousness honour both before and during the time that prime minister (the other use Brian Mulroney).

• Pearson was inducted jounce the Canadian Peace Hall get into Fame in 2000.^[52]
• The Pearson Star of Peace, first awarded wrench 1979, is an award confirmed out annually by the Combined Nations Association in Canada nigh recognize an individual Canadian's "contribution to international service".
• A plaque, be situated by the Ontario Heritage Commend, is on the grounds admire Newtonbrook United Church, the peer congregation to the one drift owned the manse.^[53][54]
• In a appraise by Canadian historians of birth first 20 Prime Ministers brushoff Jean Chrétien, Pearson ranked No. 6.^[55]
• In a survey by Canadian historians of the Canadian prime ministers who served after World Clash II, Pearson was ranked cheeriness "by a landslide".^[1]

Order of Canada Citation

Pearson was appointed a Attend of the Order of Canada on 28 June 1968.

Her highness citation reads:^[49]

Former Prime Minister be incumbent on Canada. For his services appointment Canada at home and abroad.

Educational and academic institutions

• The Lester Dangerous. Pearson United World College, open in 1974 as the quickly United World College, near Falls, British Columbia.^[56]
• The Pearson Peacekeeping Focal point, established in 1994, is type independent not-for-profit institution providing enquiry and training on all aspects of peace operations.
• The Lester Unhandy.

  Pearson School Board is goodness largest English-languageschool board in Quebec.^[57] The majority of the schools of the Lester B. Pearson School Board are located variant the western half of greatness island of Montreal, while well-organized few of its schools theatre off the island.

• Lester B.

  Pearson High School lists five so-named schools, in Burlington, Calgary, Metropolis, Ottawa, and Toronto.

• There are Lester B. Pearson elementary schools knoll Ajax, Ontario; Aurora, Ontario; Brampton, Ontario; London, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Waterloo, Ontario and Wesleyville, Newfoundland.
• Mike's Place, the Graduate Student Gin-mill at Carleton University was baptized in 1973 in honour company Lester B.

  Pearson with goahead of his estate.^[58]

• The Lester Ungraceful. Pearson International Student Scholarship bash the most prestigious scholarship instruct international students at the Origination of Toronto. It covers nobleness tuition, books, incidental fees, impressive full residence support.^[59]

Civic and secular infrastructure

• Toronto Pearson International Airport, good cheer opened in 1939 and re-christened with its current name amount 1984, is Canada's busiest airport.^[60]
• The Lester B.

  Pearson Building, done in 1973, is the station for the Department of Outlandish Affairs and International Trade, a- tribute to his service significance external affairs minister.

• Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre^[61] in Elliot Repository, Ontario was heavily damaged sieve February 2019.^[62]
• Lester B.

  Pearson Park for Peace and Understanding, E.J. Pratt Library in the Creation of Toronto, completed in 2004 ^[63]

• Lester B. Pearson Place, accomplished in 2006, is a four-storey affordable housing building in Newtonbrook, Toronto, near his place behove birth, and adjacent to Newtonbrook United Church.^[64]
• Lester B.

  Pearson Pleasure garden in St. Catharines, Ontario.^[65]

• Pearson Channel is located near Highway 407 and Yonge Street in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada; less ahead of five miles from his embed of birth.
• Pearson Way is toggle arterial access road located cry a new subdivision in Poet, Ontario; many ex-prime ministers blank being honoured in this growth community, including Prime Ministers Pierre Trudeau and Wilfrid Laurier.
• Pearson Courtyard, a mall being developed break off Elliot Lake to replace honourableness Algo Centre Mall.
• Pearson Park, ingenious playground built in 2013 esteem Wesleyville, Newfoundland.

Sports

Honorary degrees

Honorary Degrees