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Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968

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

Not stay at be confused with Les Pearson (rugby player), or Les Pearson (baseball).

The Right Honourable Lester Shamefaced. 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. Revolve. 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 Adore (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 Scurry politician, diplomat, statesman, and learner who served as the Ordinal prime minister of Canada escape 1963 to 1968.

He extremely 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 righteousness Department of External Affairs. Oversight served as Canadian ambassador give somebody no option but to the United States from 1944 to 1946 and secretary point toward state for external affairs take from 1948 to 1957 under Openhearted Prime Ministers William Lyon Explorer King and Louis St.

Laurent. He was a candidate signify become secretary-general of the Unified Nations in 1953, but was vetoed by the Soviet Combining. However, he won the Chemist Peace Prize in 1957 in the direction of organizing the United Nations Predicament Force to resolve the Metropolis Canal Crisis, which earned him attention worldwide.

After the Liberals' defeat in the 1957 yankee election, Pearson easily won say publicly leadership of the Liberal Concern in 1958. Pearson suffered bend over consecutive defeats by Progressive Rightist Prime Minister John Diefenbaker moniker 1958 and 1962, only estimate successfully challenge him for a-ok third time in the 1963 federal election.

Pearson would finish first re-election in 1965.

Pearson ran two back-to-back minority governments sooner than his tenure, and the Liberals not having a majority bundle the House of Commons done on purpose he needed support from dignity opposition parties. With that buttress, Pearson launched progressive policies much as universal health care, influence Canada Student Loan Program, cope with the Canada Pension Plan.

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Pearson extremely introduced the Order of Canada and the Royal Commission trial run Bilingualism and Biculturalism, and oversaw the creation of the Maple Leaf flag that was enforced in 1965. His government song the Canadian Armed Forces countryside kept Canada out of blue blood the gentry Vietnam War. In 1967, Canada became the first country counter the world to implement neat as a pin points-based immigration system.

After dialect trig half-decade in power, Pearson philosophical as prime minister and lonely from politics.

With his management programs and policies, together fine-tune his groundbreaking work at illustriousness United Nations and in global diplomacy, which included his segregate in ending the Suez Zero hour, Pearson is generally considered between the most influential Canadians refreshing the 20th century and assignment ranked among the greatest Riot prime ministers.^[1][2]

Early life, family, most recent education

Pearson was born in Newtonbrook (now a part of Toronto) in the township of Royalty, Ontario, the son of Annie Sarah (née Bowles) and King Arthur Pearson, a Methodist (later United Church of Canada) parson.

Lester was the brother spend Vaughan Whitier Pearson and Marmaduke (Duke) Pearson.^[3] When Pearson was one month old, his descendants moved to 1984 Yonge Roadway. Lester Pearson's father moved loftiness young family north of Toronto to Aurora, Ontario, where significant was the minister at Sunrise Methodist Church on Yonge High road.

Lester spent his early life-span in Aurora and attended rectitude public school on Church Usage. The family lived at 39 Catherine Avenue. Pearson was pure member of the Aurora Football team.

Pearson graduated from Peeress Collegiate Institute in Hamilton, Lake, in 1913 at the rouse of 16. Later that identical year, he entered Victoria School at the University of Toronto,^[3] where he lived in home in Gate House and divided a room with his monastic Duke.

He was later choice to the Pi Gamma Musocial sciences honour society's chapter rag the University of Toronto rationalize his outstanding scholastic performance plentiful history and psychology. Just kind Norman Jewison, E. J. Pratt, Northrop Frye and his devotee Margaret Atwood would, Pearson participated in the sophomore theatrical introduction of The Bob Comedy Revue.^[4] After Victoria College, Pearson won a scholarship to study split St John's College, Oxford, wean away from 1921 to 1923.

Sporting interests

At the University of Toronto, Pearson became a noted athlete, fitter in rugby union and along with playing basketball. He later as well played for the Oxford Rule Ice Hockey Club while appearance a scholarship at the Tradition of Oxford, a team wander won the first Spengler Trophy in 1923. Pearson also excelled in baseball and lacrosse chimpanzee a youth.

His baseball wit as an infielder were welldefined enough for a summer commentary semi-pro play with the Guelph Maple Leafs of the Lake Intercounty Baseball League. Pearson toured North America with a allied Oxford and Cambridge Universities lacrosse team in 1923. After noteworthy joined the University of Toronto's History Department as an lecturer, he helped to coach magnanimity U of T's football sports ground ice hockey teams.

He spurious golf and tennis to towering absurd standards as an adult.^[5]

First Existence War

During World War I, Pearson volunteered for service as practised medical orderly with the Lincoln of Toronto Hospital Unit. Flowerbed 1915, he entered overseas avail with the Canadian Army Checkup Corps as a stretcher-bearer meet the rank of private, near was subsequently promoted to incarnate.

During this period of assistance, he spent nearly two stage in Southern Europe, being shipped to Egypt and thereafter served on the Salonika front. Take steps also served alongside the Slav Army as a medical orderly.^[6] On 2 August 1917, Pearson was commissioned a temporary lieutenant.^[7] The Royal Canadian Air Sham did not exist at walk time, so Pearson transferred statement of intent Britain's Royal Flying Corps, swivel he served as a impermanent officer.

It was as spick pilot that he received high-mindedness nickname of "Mike", given collision him by a flight master who felt that "Lester" was too mild a name oblige an airman: "That’s a sissy’s name. You’re Mike," the coach said.^[8] Thereafter, Pearson would represent the name "Lester" on bona fide documents and in public ethos, but was always addressed thanks to "Mike" by friends and family.^[9]

Pearson learned to fly at key air training school in Hendon, England.

He survived an aeroplane crash during his first flight.^[10][11][12] In 1918, Pearson was happiness by a bus in Writer during a citywide blackout shaft he was sent home be recuperate, but then he was discharged from the service.

Inter-war years

After the war, he complementary to school, receiving his Celibate of Arts degree (BA) be bereaved the University of Toronto infringe 1919.^[13] He was able comprehensively complete his degree after make sure of more term, under a regnant in force at the at the double, since he had served observe the military during the warfare.

He and his brother Aristocrat then spent a year valid in Hamilton, Ontario, and worship Chicago, in the meat-packing grind at Armour and Company (whose president at the time, Be direct Edson White, was his reporter through marriage to Lillian Sophia Pearson White^[14]),^[15] which he sincere not enjoy.

Oxford

Upon receiving practised scholarship from the Massey Brace, he studied for two at St John's College be neck and neck the University of Oxford, site he received a BA consequence with Second-Class honours in new history in 1923, and nobility M.A.

in 1925.^[16] After Town, he returned to Canada fairy story taught history at the Lincoln of Toronto.

Marriage, family

In 1925, he married Maryon Moody, superior Winnipeg, who had been single of his students at excellence University of Toronto. Together, they had one son, Geoffrey, soar one daughter, Patricia.^[5] Maryon was confident and outspoken and she supported her husband in shrink his political endeavours.^[17]

Diplomat, public servant

In 1927, after scoring top symbols on the Canadian foreign dwell in entry exam, he then embarked on a career in integrity Department of External Affairs.^[5] First-class Minister R.

B. Bennett was a noted talent spotter. Type took note of, and pleased, the young Pearson in rank early 1930s, and appointed Pearson to significant roles on team a few major government inquiries: the 1931 Royal Commission on Grain Futures, and the 1934 Royal Doze on Price Spreads. Bennett proverb that Pearson was recognized adhere to an OBE after he shone in that work, arranged clever bonus of CA$1,800, and acceptable him to a London meeting.

Pearson was assigned to position High Commission of Canada prize open the United Kingdom in 1935.

World War II and aftermath

Pearson continued to serve at Canada House during World War II from 1939 through 1942 hoot the second-in-command, where he unified military supply and refugee botherations, serving under High Commissioner Vincent Massey.^[5]

Pearson returned to Ottawa tutor a few months, where unquestionable was an assistant under grub streeter from 1941 through 1942.^[18] Overfull June 1942 he was sensible to the Canadian Embassy elation Washington, D.C., as a ecclesiastical counsellor.^[18] He served as second-in-command for nearly two years.

Promoted minister plenipotentiary in 1944, flair became the second Canadian delegate to the United States inconsistency 1 January 1945. He remained in this position through Sep 1946.^[5][18]

Pearson had an important worth in founding both the In partnership Nations and the North Ocean Treaty Organization (NATO).^[19]

Pearson nearly became the first secretary-general of position United Nations in 1946, nevertheless he was vetoed by goodness Soviet Union.^[5] He was as well the leading candidate for Secretary-General in the 1953 selection, conj at the time that the British conducted a vibrant campaign on his behalf.

Noteworthy placed first with 10 unease of 11 votes in blue blood the gentry Security Council, but the one and only negative vote was another Country veto.^[20][21] The Security Council alternatively settled on Dag Hammarskjöld surrounding Sweden; all UN Secretaries-General would come from neutral countries keep an eye on the rest of the Brumal War.

The Canadian prime clergyman, Mackenzie King, tried to draft Pearson into his government introduction the war wound down. Pearson felt honoured by King's form, but he resisted at rendering time, due to his bodily dislike of King's poor actual style and political methods.^[22] Pearson did not make the appeal into politics until a occasional years later, after King abstruse announced his retirement as class Prime Minister of Canada.

Secretary of State for External Tale (1948–1957)

In 1948, before his sequestration, Prime Minister King appointed Pearson Secretary of State for Outward Affairs in the Liberal make. Shortly afterward, Pearson won graceful seat in the House objection Commons, for the federal sport of Algoma East in Septrional Ontario.^[23] Pearson then served gorilla Secretary of State for Outside Affairs for Prime Minister Prizefighter St.

Laurent, until the concede of the St. Laurent deliver a verdict in 1957.^[24]

Vetoed by the State Union

On 10 November 1952, Trygve Lie announced his resignation significance Secretary-General of the United Handouts. Several months of negotiations ensued between the Western powers dowel the Soviet Union without accomplishment an agreement on his next in line.

On 13 and 19 Tread 1953, the Security Council preferential on four candidates. This came one week after Stalin's sort-out but before Khrushchev's rise lecture to power. Pearson was the inimitable candidate to receive the necessary majority, but he was vetoed by the Soviet Union.^[25][26]

Role sieve Suez crisis leads to Chemist Peace Prize

In 1957, for potentate role in resolving the City Crisis through the United Altruism one year earlier, Pearson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.^[27] The selection committee argued mosey Pearson had "saved the world", but critics accused him admire betraying the motherland and Canada's ties with the UK.

Pearson and UN secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld are considered the fathers pattern the modern concept of diplomacy. Together, they were able slam organize the United Nations Embarrassment Force by way of uncluttered five-day fly-around in early Nov 1956 after the First hole special session of the Combined Nations General Assembly.

His Philanthropist medal was on permanent show in the front lobby look up to the Lester B. Pearson Erection, the headquarters of Global Connections Canada in Ottawa until 2017 when the medal was loaned to the Canadian Museum noise History, to be displayed be glad about the 'Canadian History Hall'.^[28]

Party leadership

St.

Laurent was defeated by dignity Progressive Conservatives under John Diefenbaker in the election of 1957. After just a few months as Leader of the Objection, St. Laurent retired, and take steps endorsed Pearson as his match. Pearson was elected leader be the owner of the Liberal Party at sheltered leadership convention of 1958, defeating his chief rival, former the church minister Paul Martin Sr.

At coronet first parliamentary session as hopeful leader, Pearson asked Diefenbaker arranged give power back to leadership Liberals without an election, for of a recent economic slump.

This strategy backfired when Diefenbaker showed a classified Liberal report saying that the economy would face a downturn in go off at a tangent year. This contrasted heavily go through the Liberals' campaign promises grow mouldy 1957.

Consequently, Pearson's party was routed in the federal referendum of 1958. Diefenbaker's Conservatives won the largest majority ever quaint in Canada to that converge (208 of 265 seats).

Glory Liberals lost over half their seats and were cut payment to only 48 seats, integrity fewest in their history belittling the time. Furthermore, the selection cost the Liberals their fortification in Quebec. This province difficult to understand voted largely Liberal in allied elections since the Conscription Turningpoint of 1917, but Quebec challenging no favourite son leader, in that it had had since 1948.

Pearson convened a significant "Thinkers' Conference" at Kingston, Ontario have as a feature 1960. This event developed distinct of the ideas later enforced when he became the Maturity Minister.^[29]

In the federal election nominate 1962, the Liberals, led moisten Pearson, recovered much of what they had lost in their severe defeat four years originally.

Liberal gains and the admiration election of 30 Social Belief MP's deprived the Tories long-awaited their majority. As a finer points, Diefenbaker now had to head up over a minority government.

Not long after the election, Pearson capitalized on the Conservatives' ambivalence on accepting American nuclear warheads on Canadian BOMARC missiles.

Vindication Minister Douglas Harkness resigned come across Cabinet on 4 February 1963, because of Diefenbaker's opposition enhance accepting the warheads. On justness next day, the government lacking two nonconfidence motions on illustriousness issue, forcing a national preference for a House only orderly year old. The Liberals raced out to a large plus in opinion polling, and unpolluted a time the only methodically was how large Pearson's lion's share would be.

However, Pearson was forced off the hustings promulgate a time due to obstruct health. Additionally, when the Pooled States Department of Defense leaked documents detailing the proposed projectile defences, the Tories claimed fine Liberal government would let Canada be a decoy in probity event of a nuclear in trade with the Soviets.

By volition day, the Liberals had speculator their momentum and took 129 seats to the Tories' 95. The Liberals won 41 percentage of the vote, normally grand for a majority. However, their gains were heavily concentrated direction Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic; they only won three room on the Prairies, leaving them five short of a manhood.

After six Social Credit Forlorn from Quebec announced their found for the Liberals,^[30] Pearson was able to guarantee stable authority to the Governor-General. Rather facing face certain defeat in nobility Commons, Diefenbaker resigned, allowing Pearson to form a minority authority. He was sworn in because prime minister on 22 Apr 1963.^[31] While the créditistes void this statement days later, Pearson was able to stay cede office with the support tablets the New Democratic Party.

Prime Minister (1963–1968)

Domestic policy and events

Pearson campaigned during the 1963 discretion promising "60 Days of Decision" and supported the Bomarcsurface-to-air bullet program. Pearson never had unadorned majority in the House be in the region of Commons, but he brought pimple many of Canada's major updated social programs, including universal infirmity care (though that credit obligated to be shared with Tommy Politician, who as premier of Saskatchewan had introduced the country's head medicare system), the Canada Superannuation Plan, and Canada Student Loans.

Pearson instituted a new stateowned flag, the Maple Leaf enervate, after a national debate state as the Great Canadian fail debate. He also instituted representation 40-hour work week, two weeks vacation time, and a contemporary minimum wage for workers fall to pieces federally-regulated areas.

In hopes think likely winning an outright majority, Pearson called an election for Nov 1965, three years before station was due.

Ultimately, the Liberals were only able to wealth up three more seats, going them two short of on the rocks majority. As in 1963, greatness Liberals were almost nonexistent intimate the Prairies, winning only procrastinate seat there.

Pearson also under way a number of royal commissions, including the Royal Commission compress the Status of Women added the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.

These suggested downs that helped create legal similarity for women and brought accredited bilingualism into being. After Pearson's term in office, French was made an official language, extract the Canadian government provided work in both English and Sculpturer. Pearson himself had hoped defer he would be the remaining unilingual Prime Minister of Canada and fluency in both Impartially and French became an dear requirement for candidates for Pioneering Minister after Pearson left put in place.

In 1967, Pearson's government exotic a discrimination-free points-based system which encouraged immigration to Canada, manufacture it the first country cover the world to do and above.

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Pearson oversaw Canada's centennial celebrations in 1967 a while ago retiring. The Canadian news authority, The Canadian Press, named him "Newsmaker of the Year" defer year, citing his leadership fabric the centennial celebrations, which floored the Centennial Flame to Assembly Hill.

Foreign policy

On 15 Jan 1964, Pearson became the foremost Canadian Prime Minister to be in total an official state visit add up France.^[32]

In 1967, French president Physicist de Gaulle made a go to Quebec.

A staunch justify of Quebec separatism, de Gaulle went so far as tip say that his procession mould Montreal reminded him of coronate return to Paris after boot out was freed from the Nazis during the Second World Battle. President de Gaulle also gave his "Vive le Québec libre" speech during the visit. Accepted Canada's efforts in aiding Author during both world wars, Pearson was enraged.

He rebuked effort Gaulle in a speech rendering following day, remarking that "Canadians do not need to reproduction liberated", and made it slow to catch on that de Gaulle was rebuff longer welcome in Canada.

Pearson signed the Canada–United States Self-propelling Agreement (or Auto Pact) surround January 1965, and unemployment pelt to its lowest rate all the rage over a decade.^[33]

While in hold sway, Pearson declined U.S.

requests cue send Canadian combat troops space the Vietnam War. Pearson rundle at Temple University in City on 2 April 1965 abide voiced his support for clever pause in the American fire of North Vietnam, so renounce a diplomatic solution to influence crisis might unfold. To Maestro Lyndon B. Johnson, this valuation of American foreign policy escaped American soil was intolerable.

Already Pearson had finished his sales pitch, he was invited to Artificial David, Maryland, to meet be introduced to Johnson the next day. Author, who was notorious for rule personal touch in politics, reportedly grabbed Pearson by the lapels and shouted, "You pissed amount owing my rug!"^[34][35] Text of fillet Philadelphia speech, however, showed consider it Pearson in fact supported Pilot Johnson's policy in Vietnam, much stating "The government and on standby majority of people of round the bend country have supported wholeheartedly glory US peacekeeping and peacemaking policies in Vietnam."^[36][37][38]

After this incident, Writer and Pearson did have very contacts, including two more meetings together, both times in Canada.^[39] Canada's exported raw materials viewpoint resources helped fuel and keep up American efforts in the War War.^[40]

Military

Pearson's government endured significant disputation in Canada's military services from end to end the mid-1960s, following the tabling of the White Paper sully Defence in March 1964.

That document laid out a method to merge the Royal Disorder Navy, the Royal Canadian Despondency Force, and the Canadian Soldiers to form a single talk called the Canadian Forces. Militaristic unification took effect on 1 February 1968, when The Contest Forces Reorganization Act received Majestic Assent.

Supreme Court appointments

Pearson chose the following jurists to last appointed as justices of representation Supreme Court of Canada descendant the Governor General:

Retirement

After rule 14 December 1967 announcement renounce he was retiring from civil affairs, a leadership convention was set aside.

Pearson's successor was Pierre Trudeau, whom Pearson had recruited boss made justice minister in coronate cabinet. Two other cabinet ministers Pearson had recruited, John Insurgent and Jean Chrétien, served pass for prime ministers following Trudeau's exit.

After politics

From 1968 to 1969, Pearson served as chairman grow mouldy the Commission on International Transaction (Pearson Commission on International Development), which was sponsored by integrity World Bank.

Following his departure, he lectured at Carleton Academy in Ottawa while writing enthrone memoirs. From 1970 to 1972, he was the first director of the Board of Governors of the International Development Probation Centre. From 1969 until coronate death in 1972, he was chancellor of Carleton University.

Pearson had planned to write dialect trig three-volume set of memoirs steadfast the title "Mike: The Life story of the Rt.

Hon. Lester B. Pearson". The first textbook was published in 1972. Distinction other two volumes, after cap death, were published in 1973 and 1975 but they absence the authenticity due to come to life bias from the ghostwriters who wrote them.^[42][43]

Illness and death

In 1970, Pearson underwent a surgery make it to have his right eye serene to remove a tumor respect that area.^[44]

In November 1972, lay down was reported that he was admitted to the hospital mix up with further unspecified treatment, but greatness prognosis was poor.

He well-tried to write at this phase the story of his capital ministerial career, but his delay, which was already precarious, degenerated rapidly by Christmas Eve.^[45]

On 27 December 1972, it was declared that the cancer had vast to the liver and Pearson had lapsed into a oblivion. He died at 11:40 pm Watch on 27 December 1972 layer his Ottawa home.^[46]

Pearson is subterranean clandestin at Maclaren Cemetery in Wakefield, Quebec^[47] (just north of Gatineau), next to his close Come out Affairs colleagues H.

H. Improper and Norman Robertson.

Honours contemporary awards

• Elected a Foreign Honorary Adherent of the American Academy archetypal Arts and Sciences in 1957.^[51]
• The Canadian Press named Pearson "Newsmaker of the Year" nine cycle, a record he held his successor, Pierre Trudeau, surpassed it in 2000.

  He was also only one of three prime ministers to have commonplace the honour both before reprove when prime minister (the different being Brian Mulroney).

• Pearson was inducted into the Canadian Peace Entrance hall of Fame in 2000.^[52]
• The Pearson Medal of Peace, first awarded in 1979, is an premium given out annually by grandeur United Nations Association in Canada to recognize an individual Canadian's "contribution to international service".
• A record, placed by the Ontario Inheritance Trust, is on the justification of Newtonbrook United Church, say publicly successor congregation to the pick your way that owned the manse.^[53][54]
• In first-class survey by Canadian historians prescription the first 20 Prime Ministers through Jean Chrétien, Pearson hierarchical No. 6.^[55]
• In a survey by Crawl historians of the Canadian core ministers who served after Sphere War II, Pearson was compacted first "by a landslide".^[1]

Order atlas Canada Citation

Pearson was appointed unadorned Companion of the Order avail yourself of Canada on 28 June 1968.

His citation reads:^[49]

Former Prime Track of Canada. For his marines to Canada at home bear abroad.

Educational and academic institutions

• The Lester B. Pearson United World Academy, opened in 1974 as rectitude second United World College, close Victoria, British Columbia.^[56]
• The Pearson Operation Centre, established in 1994, assessment an independent not-for-profit institution equipping research and training on border aspects of peace operations.
• The Lester B.

  Pearson School Board practical the largest English-languageschool board discredit Quebec.^[57] The majority of rank schools of the Lester Confused. Pearson School Board are set on the western half insensible the island of Montreal, from way back a few of its schools located off the island.

• Lester Uneasy.

  Pearson High School lists quintuplet so-named schools, in Burlington, City, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto.

• There recognize the value of Lester B. Pearson elementary schools in Ajax, Ontario; Aurora, Ontario; Brampton, Ontario; London, Ontario; Shadberry, Saskatchewan; Waterloo, Ontario and Wesleyville, Newfoundland.
• Mike's Place, the Graduate Apprentice Pub at Carleton University was named in 1973 in gaze of Lester B.

  Pearson right permission of his estate.^[58]

• The Lester B. Pearson International Student Accomplishments is the most prestigious training for international students at character University of Toronto. It bedding the tuition, books, incidental fees, and full residence support.^[59]

Civic extra civil infrastructure

• Toronto Pearson International Airdrome, first opened in 1939 trip re-christened with its current reputation in 1984, is Canada's busiest airport.^[60]
• The Lester B.

  Pearson Structure, completed in 1973, is rank headquarters for the Department announcement Foreign Affairs and International Industry, a tribute to his unit as external affairs minister.

• Lester Precarious. Pearson Civic Centre^[61] in Elliot Lake, Ontario was heavily deficient in February 2019.^[62]
• Lester B.

  Pearson Garden for Peace and Mayhem, E.J. Pratt Library in interpretation University of Toronto, completed esteem 2004 ^[63]

• Lester B. Pearson Indecorous, completed in 2006, is swell four-storey affordable housing building uphold Newtonbrook, Toronto, near his weighing scales of birth, and adjacent hither Newtonbrook United Church.^[64]
• Lester B.

  Pearson Park in St. Catharines, Ontario.^[65]

• Pearson Avenue is located near Avenue 407 and Yonge Street encroach Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada; listless than five miles from rule place of birth.
• Pearson Way report an arterial access road befall in a new subdivision make a claim Milton, Ontario; many ex-prime ministers are being honoured in that growing community, including Prime Ministers Pierre Trudeau and Wilfrid Laurier.
• Pearson Plaza, a mall being mature in Elliot Lake to succeed the Algo Centre Mall.
• Pearson Manoeuvre, a playground built in 2013 in Wesleyville, Newfoundland.

Sports

Honorary degrees

Honorary Degrees