Lester B. Pearson

Lester B. Pearson

In the spring of 1947, the year after Mike Pearson returned from his glorious American summer, he turned 50. There is no suggestion that he suffered a mid-life crisis — if such an

Of General Interest — for a Change

Of General Interest — for a Change

A perpetual lament of Canadians — and especially of our diplomats – is that Americans (and sometimes their government) tend either to ignore us or to take us for granted. For the most part, observations by Canadian statesmen and others about Canadian-…

The Taiwan Strait in 1950

The Taiwan Strait in 1950

(Robertson) and I appreciated the talk we had with you a short time ago about Korea and other matters. It was good of you to give us so much time when you were harassed with so many pressing matters.

Documents on Canadian External Relations, Vol. 19, 1953

Documents on Canadian External Relations, Vol. 19, 1953

This hefty volume (it weighs two kilograms) covers a single year. It was a year of startling events on the world stage: the inauguration of a new Republican Presidency in the United States which ended twenty years of Democratic dominance; the death…