As Canada’s 14th Prime Minister, Lester B. Pearson is best-known for his work as a diplomat and peacekeeper, and for winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957. In the automotive world, he is largely responsible for the Canada-US Auto Pact, which changed the face of the Canadian car-building industry forever. Auto historian Dimitry Anastakis explores Pearson’s relationship with cars and the auto industry, and how the Auto Pact affects Canada to this day.

This online talk will take place over Zoom and is part of the Canadian Automotive Museum's Third Thursday lecture series. These online talks are free and open to the public, but registration is required. The Canadian Automotive Museum is a registered Canadian charity and a suggested donation of $10 goes toward covering the cost of hosting these virtual events. Donors who make an annual contribution of over $25 will receive a charitable tax receipt. 

About our speaker:

Dr. Dimitry Anastakis. is the L.R. Wilson/R.J. Currie Chair in Canadian Business History at the University of Toronto in the Department of History and the Rotman School of Management, where he teaches about business, the state and politics, and globalization, particularly in the post-1945 period in Canada. His next book is Dream Car: Malcolm Bricklin’s Fantastic Safety Vehicle-1, and the End of Industrial Modernity.