Word: pearsons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...other problem is the 200-year-old question of French-English relations in Canada. Lester Pearson's greatest ambition was to forge national unity in a country that has never been united, and at his retirement, this ambition has been frustrated. He saw in the Centennial Year of 1967 a chance to begin a new era in French-English relations. Then General de Gaulle raised the cry "Vive le Quebec libre!" in Montreal, and it was clear once again that the ancient conflict cannot be wished away...
...Canada's two basic problems remain unresolved. The first is American economic and political domination. Pearson's effectiveness has been limited to successful lobbying against U.S. balance-of-payment restrictions which would have badly damaged the Canadian economy. But the Canadian public is aware that it owes its high standard of living to American capital, and is unreceptive to calls for a sharp assertion of Canadian economic independence. The Pearson government's failure to bring it about is hardly surprising...
...Pearson brought intellect and understanding to the problem of national unity, and so Canadians will ascribe his failure to bring about great improvements to his dismal television image, or to his age. But the real source of his failure is the enormous difficulty of the problem itself. It is not one that will suddenly disappear through sentimental reconciliation amid the glitter of a World's Fair, or through the charisma of a Canadian Kennedy...
...doubtful whether anyone else might have been more successful than Pearson in uniting Canada. What was required above all was a statesman with the perception and tact to avoid further aggravation of Canada's problems, and Pearson, for all the dreary confusion of his administration, was such a statesman. He brought the skills of a great diplomat to a situation where such skills were badly needed; his accomplishments were unexciting, but very real nonetheless. At no time in his ten-year political career did Lester Pearson enjoy the support of a large majority of Canadians, but if another...