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The greatest Canadian
Title: The greatest Canadian
Category: History
Details: Words: 1495 | Pages: 6.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
The greatest Canadian
The greatest Canadian
When it comes to Canadian Prime Ministers, few accomplished so much in so little time as Lester B Pearson. During his five years in office Pearson oversaw the introduction of the Canada Pension Plan, a national system of universal Medicare, the Commission on bilingualism and biculturalism, and the Maple Leaf Flag. And, he did it all without ever winning a majority government.
In addition to his two terms as Canada's 14 th prime …showed first 75 words of 1495 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1495 total…the last 50 years. His time in office was described as "an exciting turning point in Canadian political history; his legacy in domesticpolicy was called "transformational".
Many have identified Pearson solely with his introduction of peacekeeping. But history shows that the passionate and pragmatic Mike was a sportsman and soldier, intellectual and statesman, politician and prime minister. His long record of achievement is all evidence of his unswerving pursuit of the path of idealism in action.
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