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 1439 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1439 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.