Born in 1897, Pearson turned sixteen as the automobile began to transform daily life for many Canadians. His first car was a second-hand Ford Model T, and indeed almost all of his cars appear to have ...

Lester B. Pearson was the Canadian Minister of External Affairs when he won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the Suez Canal Crisis. Pictured here, Pearson displaying the Nobel ...

The Suez Canal was at the centre of an armed crisis ... in office from 1963 to 1968. Paul Martin, Lester B. Pearson and Louis St-Laurent are seen in Ottawa, on Dec. 17, 1957, after Pearson's ...

The catalyst was the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egyptian ... decided to retake control of the canal by force. Led by its minister of foreign affairs, Lester B. Pearson, Canada played ...

On this date in 1957, then Canadian external affairs minister Lester B Pearson received a telegram ... decided to unilaterally nationalize the Suez Canal . The canal had been built and operated ...

Based on his book, Antony Anderson will present a talk on how Canada’s greatest diplomat, Lester Pearson helped solve the 1956 Suez Crisis. In the process, Pearson persuaded the UN General ...

LESTER B. PEARSON was Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. He was previously Canada’s Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1947 to 1958. For his efforts to organize a United Nations ...

With a new Liberal government about to take office, a book on Lester Pearson, peacekeeping and Canadian diplomacy makes for a timely conversation. Peter Robb talks to Antony Anderson, author of ...

Fifty years ago today, for his contribution to the resolution of the 1956 Suez crisis, Lester Bowles Pearson was formally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. He remains the only Canadian ...

Fifty years ago today, for his contribution to the resolution of the 1956 Suez crisis, Lester Bowles Pearson was formally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. He remains the only Canadian ...