The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy

août 20, 2013

Not asking much: A fair and effective criminal justice policy

Par David Daubney

When Stephen Harper became leader of  the Conservative Party he and his advisers consulted American Republican operatives about ways a right of centre party can build  and solidify a base of support. The advice, in addition to emphasizing tax breaks an

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The path leading to middle-class prosperity

Par Chrystia Freeland

Social mobility is one of the casualties of rising income inequality and the hollowing out of the middle class. We must do everything we can to lean against that trend, particularly investing in public education, starting in preschool. Second, we need

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juillet 17, 2013

High time for Ottawa to embrace Idle No More

Par Andrew Cardozo

The lives of Aboriginal people are just as diverse as the lives of other Canadians, they care about employment, income levels, education, health care, the environment, pipelines, global warming, transportation, culture and language. The concerns are ro

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mai 15, 2013

Mixed review: how Canada is viewed abroad

Par Sergio Marchi

We took pride in the roles that we could and did play, in an effort to make the world a better place. We excelled as bridge builders; as neutral players in crisis situations; as proponents of creative policy solutions; as honest brokers.  These were co

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mai 1, 2013

An insider’s review of the Pearson Government

Par James A.Coutts

In the end, we see a man who achieved a great deal on the world stage and for his country. His and his team’s reforms have served us well for 50 years. But what was achieved is a tribute to this rumpled reformer, who shifted agendas regularly and manag

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avril 25, 2013

There is a way for better Parliamentary decorum

Par Ken Boshcoff

I truly believe that the Canadian public, confronted by the behaviour in the Commons, would welcome a leader or a Member or a party that vows to restore the honour in the House. In October of 2004 along with dozens of other rookies of all the stripes w

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avril 22, 2013

Youth perspectives on Lester B. Pearson

Par Adam De Sousa, Erica van Wyngaarden & Sébastien Belliveau

Adam De Sousa: Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson accomplished many a great things on the international stage throughout his tenure. I need not go into great detail of all of these accomplishments for I am sure that the great many of you are well aware o

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avril 22, 2013

A condensed history of Pearson

Par Andrew Cohen

“I have been fortunate in all my lives,” said Lester Pearson. “I’ve had almost as many as a cat.” It was true. Lester Pearson lived many lives, offering many lessons, and it is those lives and lessons that we celebrate today. Those lives took him from

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avril 22, 2013

Memories of the Pearson Government

Par Rt. Hon. Herb Gray and Sharon Sholzberg-Gray

Herb Gray: April 8, 1963 – that’s the day that Lester B. Pearson was elected Prime Minister of Canada and that’s the day I won my second election as M.P. for Essex West, now Windsor West – the 2nd of my 13 consecutive election victories. I won a majori

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avril 22, 2013

Lester B. Pearson’s impressive record

Par Justin Trudeau

Merci Rachel et James, merci a tous et toutes ce soir qui sont ici pour souvenier un homme extraordinaire qui a marqué l’histoire du Canada comme tres peux des gens. We are of course surrounded tonight by tremendous eminent historians and people with s

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