Distinguished Researcher Talk: Dr. Michel S. Beaulieu: "Louis St-Laurent: Canada’s Last Big Vision, and Forgotten, Prime Minister"
About the Event
Come and hear the 2018 winner of Lakehead University’s Distinguished Researcher Award, Dr. Michel Beaulieu. Department of History.
All are welcome and admission is free.
About the Talk
Louis St-Laurent: Canada’s Last Big Vision, and Forgotten, Prime Minister
A Liberal Prime Minister. Pipelines. Equalization. Western Alienation. Not a day goes by that these do not dominate our media headlines. But, as we are often led to believe, are they really new issues?
Most Canadians would be surprised that these very issues dominated newspapers over sixty years ago and were tackled by Louis St-Laurent, one of Canada’s longest serving Prime Ministers. This presentation explores St-Laurent’s vision for Canada. For St-Laurent, Ottawa alone could not engender the health and vigour necessary to the development of Canada’s resources. Regional development was necessary to ensure an economically strong Canada welded by a strong national identity and sovereignty. The corollary was also true: A strong national identity and sovereignty would ensure the country would be a bastion of liberalism in the fight against communism.
About the Speaker
An alumnus of Lakehead University, Michel S. Beaulieu received his HBA, BEd, and MA before undertaking his doctoral studies at Queen’s University. An award-winning historian, Michel’s publications explore various aspects of the social, economic, and political history of Northern Ontario. He is the President of both the Ontario Historical Society and Champlain Society and holds a Professional Membership with the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP).
