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August 13, 2017

How would Lester B. Pearson react to today’s peacekeeping plans?

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August 13, 2017

How an Ontario Village Raised Money to Honour Lester B. Pearson: By Andrew Cohen

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July 21, 2014

A Call for Progressive Cooperation

Elizabeth May calls on her Liberal and NDP counterparts to form a cooperative one-time pact to defeat the Harper Conservatives.

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May 22, 2014

Nouveau président au CTC

Hassan Yussuff, le nouveau président du Congrès du travail du Canada, élu le 24 avril, 2014, est passé de la chaîne de montage d’automobiles au poste le plus élevé au sein du mouvement syndical canadien. Il accumule depuis longtemps des réalisations im

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April 1, 2014

Deja Vu in World Affairs: Globe & Mail Interview With Madeleine Albright

Before speaking at the Canadian Centre’s first Global Progress Dinner, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright sat down with the Globe’s Doug Saunders. She discusses at length the West’s response to Putin’s recent actions in Ukraine.

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April 1, 2014

Madeleine Albright on International Security: Toronto Star

Oakland Ross reports on the comments by Secretary Albright at the Canadian Centre’s first Global Progress Dinner. In light of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent actions in Ukraine, Ms. Albright says that “people in the West seem to have little a

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Oct 30

Pearson Centre Leadership Awards 2024: Salute Organized Labour

May 22

An Evening with the Right Honourable Joe Clark

Jun 6

An evening with the Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien

Current Initiatives

The Canadian Flag

What are Your Thoughts About the Canadian Flag? Invitation to a National Conversation

Send us your thoughts in words, pictures or videos. What do you feel the flag stands for and what does it mean to you?  Keep the words to under 150 and the videos to under 60 seconds and we'll post them.  The only requirements are that you be respectful and you post in English or French so they can have the widest reach.

Please send them to: Flag Project Coordinator, Pearson Centre: info@thepearsoncentre.ca

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Lester B Pearson: Canadian Visionary

Lester B. Pearson and his contribution to Canada.

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New Members of Parliament

New Members of Parliament share their thoughts and plans for the upcoming year.

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Progressive Podium

An innovative series of policy proposals that are bold, progressive, innovative and future-focused.

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About Us

The Pearson Centre is a dynamic think tank that engages Canadians in an active dialogue about a progressive future for Canada, building on the success of the past and exploring new ideas for a bright future.

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  • Pursuing Justice & Equality

  • Climate Change

  • Social & Health

  • Canada & The world

  • Canada: Who we are

  • Lester B. Pearson

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