Lester B Pearson

Lester B Pearson The Best Prime Minister Canada Has Ever Had Who is the best prime minister Canada ever had? Some may say that it is Pierre Trudeau for how similar he was to the citizens at the time, or maybe John A Macdonald due to him being the first prime minister of Canada, or even Justin Trudeau because he may be like his father (Pierre Trudeau) just better and more influential. Personally, I believe that Lester B Pearson is the best prime minister Canada ever had. I believe this as a result of what he did socially, economically, and politically. The first reason I believe Lester B Pearson is the best prime minister, is because of what he did socially, for Canadians. While he was prime minister, Lester B Pearson put many social

Lester B Pearson was the only Canadian Prime Minister to have the role of president of the United Nations General Assembly (UN General Assembly). In 1952, Pearson was elected as the president of the United Nations General Assembly, in its seventh session (UN General Assembly). He got 51 out of 60 votes and many believe that he was elected because of experience in international affairs and the impression he made from the days of the San Francisco Conference (UN General Assembly). Not many countries have had more than one representative be the president of the United Nations General Assembly, but it is clear that by Lester B Pearson having the role in the 7th year, that many leaders of other countries highly respected him. This respect that others had for him proves that politically he was one of our best prime ministers. In addition to the relationship that he had with other international leaders, Pearson was also known for creating a strong bond with the USA. Lester B Pearson developed this bond with the United States through agreements stimulating our economy (Daniel). The political bond between the USA and Canada wasn’t as strong until Lester B Pearson was in power. Thirdly, I believe he is the best prime minister politically as a result of him winning a Nobel Peace Prize. Lester B Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize because he found a solution for the Suez Canal

Firstly, I believe he is the best prime minister economically due to him helping build the Welfare State. He helped build the welfare state by creating the Canadian Pension Plan (Moscovitch). Canadian Pension Plan is a program for all those who are in between the ages of 18 and 65. In this plan, the government takes a percentage of each individual’s income to give to the elderly during their retirement (Ambachtsheer). Although this can be seen as a social program, when the plan was put in place it benefited the Canadian economy. Secondly, economically the work that Pearson did to create auto pact also proves that he’s the best Canadian Prime Minister. The Canadian and USA auto pact is the auto products trade agreement and it led to the integration of the Canadian and USA auto industries in a shared North American market (Daniel). I believe this makes him the best prime minister economically because it allowed them to trade auto parts and make money across North America. Lastly, I believe he is the best prime minister economically, as a result of him helping aid the World Bank with the Pearson Commission. The Pearson Commission is rich countries help make resources for international development. This commission was formed by Robert McNamara in 1968 and he asked Lester B Pearson to lead it. The support that Lester B Pearson had from international leaders and his