McKenzie King was the most over rated and the least stable too. He got his policy from talking
to his dog and his dead mother. As for Pearson, he was a good man a man who knew what in
fact had to be done. If you lived in those times with the feeling of what was happening around
you, you would know that the flag debate was an obsession in the minds of Canadians and it
produced as much tension in Canada as the Medicare Debate has in America.
Pearson was the man most responsible for the UN to take action in some very troubled parts of
the world that might well have seen a less possible outcome like the Middle East in the Suez
Crisis.
The other thing I sometimes have a problem with is people with opinions that are not based on
solid fact, while disrespecting former leaders. Pearson, Dief and others actually did fairly well
with the time and knowledge they had at the time events were happening. Trying to compare the
information world from today into that period of history is like the old apples and oranges thing.
Looking back yest Mackenzie King was in my view nuts, but he was a stable influence in a world
gone mad and Canadians trusted him.
Yes Dief was a vindictive man who sacrificed the Avro Arrow not because it was too expensive or
not worth the time, but because he hated CD Howe the man who kept the construction going.
Dief did have the trust of Canadians in many situations that confronted Canada in a modern world.
Pearson was a bit of a bumbler in some ways true, he was a diplomat more than a politician and
sometimes it showed. Pearson not only had the trust of Canadians, he had the endearment of the
people, and that does not happen that often.
Trudeau brought the constitution home and this was a good thing, its just we won't know the benefits
for some time to come. A constitution defines a country and who we are, its the blue print of a society
Sometimes all is well, but there are those who would use the document for their own ends as there
are people who will use it to further the cause of a group, so be it. I think if we were still dealing with
the British on the Constitution they would have used our birthright to appease their allies at our expense.
Wait until the issue of the North is in high gear. We will be damned glad we are in control of our
constitution.
All of our former leaders served the interests of Canadians at the time and place as the story of Canada
unfolded and unfolds even now. Every action good or not so good, is part of the building blocks this
nation is founded on.
to his dog and his dead mother. As for Pearson, he was a good man a man who knew what in
fact had to be done. If you lived in those times with the feeling of what was happening around
you, you would know that the flag debate was an obsession in the minds of Canadians and it
produced as much tension in Canada as the Medicare Debate has in America.
Pearson was the man most responsible for the UN to take action in some very troubled parts of
the world that might well have seen a less possible outcome like the Middle East in the Suez
Crisis.
The other thing I sometimes have a problem with is people with opinions that are not based on
solid fact, while disrespecting former leaders. Pearson, Dief and others actually did fairly well
with the time and knowledge they had at the time events were happening. Trying to compare the
information world from today into that period of history is like the old apples and oranges thing.
Looking back yest Mackenzie King was in my view nuts, but he was a stable influence in a world
gone mad and Canadians trusted him.
Yes Dief was a vindictive man who sacrificed the Avro Arrow not because it was too expensive or
not worth the time, but because he hated CD Howe the man who kept the construction going.
Dief did have the trust of Canadians in many situations that confronted Canada in a modern world.
Pearson was a bit of a bumbler in some ways true, he was a diplomat more than a politician and
sometimes it showed. Pearson not only had the trust of Canadians, he had the endearment of the
people, and that does not happen that often.
Trudeau brought the constitution home and this was a good thing, its just we won't know the benefits
for some time to come. A constitution defines a country and who we are, its the blue print of a society
Sometimes all is well, but there are those who would use the document for their own ends as there
are people who will use it to further the cause of a group, so be it. I think if we were still dealing with
the British on the Constitution they would have used our birthright to appease their allies at our expense.
Wait until the issue of the North is in high gear. We will be damned glad we are in control of our
constitution.
All of our former leaders served the interests of Canadians at the time and place as the story of Canada
unfolded and unfolds even now. Every action good or not so good, is part of the building blocks this
nation is founded on.
