Lester B. Pearson And The Canadian Peacekeeping Of Canada

The 1960’s and 70’s were a time of political turmoil and unrest in Canadian history. The October of 1970 in particular, is a period remembered for its violence and hate. The kidnapping of two Canadian politicians by the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ), a terrorist group, changed Canadian society forever. The FLQ and the October Crisis ignited separatist feelings in French Canadians, changed the way the government handled national emergencies and altered Canadians’ opinions on key issues. The October Crisis is a truly significant moment in Canadian history for many reasons.

The Role of Canadian Forces in World Peace Researcher Asif Ali Research Supervisor (Minhaj University, Lahore) Prof. Dr. Nadar Bakht Research Supervisor (Memorial University of New Foundland, Canada) Prof. Ivan Savic 1. Timeline of UN Peacekeeping Missions 2.

Was the enactment of the War Measures Act during the October Crisis Justified? When one thinks of a terrorist attack, Canada is not usually the first one to come to mind. Canada is usually regarded as a very peaceful country. But Canada was not always peaceful internally; in fact it had raging internal battles with the French wanting independence.

Defining moments are what shape and help develop a person through stages of their life. These important moments in life are not limited to just people. All things, including Canada have had many defining moments that still have an impact on modern society. The battle of Vimy Ridge granted Canada a global reputation and gave Prime Minister Robert Borden the push towards independence. The FLQ October Crisis was a terroristic incident that stopped Quebec independence. It was also the first non-foreign terrorist attack to hit Canadian soil (Quèbec), and the city of Africville, Halifax reveals the racial prejudice that harboured in early Canada and how white supremacy affected lower class minorities. These moments together aided in defining Canada

William Lyon Mackenzie King, a man of glory, forever changed Canada’s constitution during the tumultuous nineteenth century and resolved all difficulties Canada faced on its way to becoming a strong, independent, and autonomous nation. His contributions and sanctions targeted all factors at the time and had interrelated effects on the construction of Canada. Unlike other Canadian politicians, King handled every crisis with thorough planning and achieved promising outcomes from unsolvable problems. It is without a doubt that King was the most influential figure in Canada’s development. His role in the autonomy, economic development, and social stability stands as solid evidence of the pioneering impacts he had on Canada’s advancement.

Unless someone/something is a dire threat to the country, peacekeeping was not obligation but an optional concern for Canada to take on. This was one of the reasons why Canada didn 't take the United Nations as seriously as it should have. Canada was always ready to contribute its all to the UN in the past but due to the lack of involvement Canada lowered on the rank.

To his hypocritical actions in the nuclear weapons debate. While revered by the masses, Pearson 's political actions did not reflect his peacekeeping past. While also causing strife between Canada/U.S relations. Pearson’s first and biggest blunder was allowing the sale of dangerous chemicals to the U.S and allowing the testing of chemical weapons

Sadly, Canada did not upkeep their high standard of peacekeeping and only helped Rwanda in small ways. Even though Canada did not aid Rwanda fully, a Canadian commander, Roméo Dallaire was one of the heros during the

Referenced in Adrienne Clarkson’s book Belonging, Brian Mulroney stood up to the entire Commonwealth for what he believed in. He spoke out against South Africa’s induction in to the Commonwealth because South Africa was a country that promoted racial segregation, and had systematically oppressed an entire ethnic people. His actions were vital in ridding the country of its ridiculous segregation system. The most important aspect of being a truly being Canadian is standing up for what one believes in. Brian Mulroney actions were evidence to this statement.

Pierre Trudeau was born October 18 1919, he was the son of a wealthy French Canadian businessman and a mother of Scottish decent, this abled him to speak both French and English. He attended multiple schools after graduating high school and went on to study at the Jesuit Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Harvard, university of Montreal and the London School of Economics.

but I did not know anything about its objective, the way that it turned out, or the part that the Canadian forces played. The knowledge I had, before watching this documentary, was mainly surrounding the actions of Britain and Germany in the second World War. It seems that often, outside of

Being a peacekeeping country, should allow you to foreshadow on other countries what peacekeeping should guise and how the role of a Western country is significant in a calamity such as the refugee crisis. The issue with that being said is the slight amount of refugees the government has acquired throughout history of refugee crises in third-world countries. The UN Peacekeeping is one of the more major operations of the Security Council, which is the establishment of the peacekeeping missions in the countries who are strictly cladding with conflict such as war, or any form of violence. Peacekeeping missions are set out for those involved in a conflict to settle their differences in non-violent action (NVA) approach, by negotiation rather than resorting to the use of armed conflict. Therefore I believe the government has to resort to their options and how they can help solve the refugee crisis in a peacekeeping or nonviolent action, which can result to helping with humanitarian aid, but more importantly allowing more refugees come into our country at an immediate

4.1 UN Peacekeeping Mandate UN peacekeeping operations are sent on the premise of mandates from the United Nations Security Council. The range tasks allocated to UN peacekeeping operations has extended fundamentally and significantly in response to shifting patterns of conflict and to best address threats to global peace and security. Depending on their command, peacekeeping operations might be required to: Prevent the outburst or overflow of conflict over borders. Balance struggle circumstances after a treaty, to make a domain for the gatherings to achieve an enduring peace agreement. Help in representing far reaching peace agreements and lead states or regions through a progress to stable government, in view of just standards, great administration

In 1965 Lester Pearson presented Canada 's new flag, in light of the fact that the Red Ensign was excessively British, making it impossible to be the image of advanced Canada. Numerous residents opposed for having another banner both for reasons of tradition and they were persuaded that Pearson was pressured into it and didn 't really need another banner. English Canadians needed to keep the Red Ensign yet on February 15, 1965, when Canada 's new banner was raised on Parliament Hill surprisingly, all that they were loaded with, was pride and affection. Pearson and the French Canadian needed another banner yet Diefenbaker and the Conservatives needed to keep the Red Ensign to demonstrate a tiny bit of British representation. So the Liberals

Peacekeepers also called upon to take on humanitarian role such as emergency aid, protecting and promoting human rights as well as monitor areas to ensure the safety of everyone providing a safe ground for opposing parties to settle arguments. One of the countries that partakes with peacekeeping is Canada.