Canadian history—from JFK and Diefenbaker, to the last ‘Trudeau Doctrine’—is littered with foreign-policy differences with the U.S.
Tag Archives: Lester B. Pearson
What makes an effective prime minister?
The brains behind our latest prime minister rankings explain how the survey worked, and what it revealed
The remarkable speech and great debate that gave us our flag
Perhaps the finest hour of Lester B. Pearson’s premiership
Nelson Mandela: ‘I stand before you as the elected representative of the South African people’
The president of South Africa’s address to Parliament in 1998
Why a War of 1812 monument doesn’t belong on Parliament Hill
John Geddes on tradition and the Hill
Thomas Mulcair’s historical challenge
Whatever the impact of the attack ads run against him, one historical note on the challenge facing Thomas Mulcair. He will be attempting in 2015 to do something that most leaders of the opposition fail to do: lead their parties to a general election victory on their first try.
User guide
On the argument that we would be well-served by drafting something similar to New Zealand’s cabinet manual, James Bowden notes that Lester B. Pearson’s government drafted something similar in 1968.
The man who fought British journalism, and lost
Jonathan Aitken lost his cabinet seat, his wife and millions
The rules of our democracy
The Prime Minister will momentarily arrive at Rideau Hall to ask that Parliament be dissolved. Meanwhile this morning, Michael Ignatieff has released a statement on how he would handle a minority government.
The godfather
Peter C. Newman remembers Keith Davey, the man who invented the modern Liberal party