Today is International Peacekeepers Day.
In many senses, Canada has moved away from its reputation of being a peacekeeper in recent months and years. However, I would suggest that we should return to that facet of our culture, and reinforce that — just because some would contend that Cacnada is no longer a nation of peacekeepers, does not mean that we cannot once again become one.
Nearly half a century ago, the late The Right Honourable Lester Pearson, P.C., O.M., O.B.E., a former Prime Minister of Canada, received the Nobel Peace Prize for his amazing contributions to peacekeeping efforts. Mr. Pearson was largely responsible for bringing Canada into its reputation as a peacekeeping nation, and for that Mr. Pearson is going to be remembered forever. Even if we may have departed from this practice in recent years, it remains a part of us, and we should return to it.
Canada is a nation of peacekeepers.
Let us never forget this, though our Governments might.
In many senses, Canada has moved away from its reputation of being a peacekeeper in recent months and years. However, I would suggest that we should return to that facet of our culture, and reinforce that — just because some would contend that Cacnada is no longer a nation of peacekeepers, does not mean that we cannot once again become one.
Nearly half a century ago, the late The Right Honourable Lester Pearson, P.C., O.M., O.B.E., a former Prime Minister of Canada, received the Nobel Peace Prize for his amazing contributions to peacekeeping efforts. Mr. Pearson was largely responsible for bringing Canada into its reputation as a peacekeeping nation, and for that Mr. Pearson is going to be remembered forever. Even if we may have departed from this practice in recent years, it remains a part of us, and we should return to it.
Canada is a nation of peacekeepers.
Let us never forget this, though our Governments might.
