The Relevance of the Pearson Legacy for Today & Tomorrow
- Date: April 22, 2013, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
- Location: Parliament Building
- Cost: No cost
- To register: Please call Andrew Cardozo at 613-450-9000
- For more information: For more information please contact info@thecanadiancentre.ca
50 years ago on April 22, 1963, Lester B. Pearson became Prime Minister of Canada, ushering in one of the most activist and productive governments in the history of Canada, which brought us a new Canadian flag, Medicare, the Canada Pension Plan, Canada Student Loans, Royal Commissions on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, and on the Status of Women, and the Canada-US Auto Pact, among others.
- The Pearson Accomplishments: Andrew Cardozo, the Canadian Centre
- Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau, M.P.
- Overview of the Pearson government: Andrew Cohen, biographer
- Experience from colleagues: Rt.Hon. Herb Gray and Sharon Sholzberg-Gray
- On behalf of the Pearson family: Mieka Buckley-Pearson, great-grand-daughter of Mr. Pearson
- Youth perspectives on the future relevance of Pearson’s legacy: Sébastien Belliveau, Erica van Wyngaarden, Adam De Sousa
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