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The airport is named in honour of Lester B. Pearson, who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada (1963–1968) and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for his humanitarian work in peacekeeping. [7] Toronto Pearson is located 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) northwest of Downtown Toronto.
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The continued increase of air traffic at Toronto Pearson resulted in a 2013 decision by Transport Canada to proceed with the planning and construction of Toronto Pickering International Airport [32] (following a 2001 decision to simply revive plans for the airport), which would be approximately 50 km (31 mi) east of Toronto Pearson and handle ...
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Lester Bowles Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian politician, diplomat, statesman, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. He also served as MP for Algoma East, whose largest municipality was the then-new City of Elliot Lake.
Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972) 22 April 1963 20 April 1968 1963 election (26th ... Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ISBN ...
From left to right, with Pearson: Pierre Trudeau, John Turner and Jean Chrétien. All three would become Prime Ministers of Canada. Liberal leader and Prime Minister Lester Pearson announced on December 14, 1967, that he would be retiring in April 1968. [2] Pearson had been Liberal leader since 1958 and prime minister since 1963.