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Pearson Medal of Peace

Pearson Medal of Peace

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The Pearson Medal of Peace is an award given out annually by the United Nations Association in Canada to recognize an individual Canadian's "contribution to international service". Nominations are made by any Canadian for any Canadian, excluding self-nominations. The medal was first announced in 1979 and named in honour of Lester B. Pearson, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Canada's fourteenth Prime Minister. The medal was to be selected by a jury of "eminent Canadians" and awarded by the Governor-General of Canada on United Nations Day, October 24.[1] After the 2004 medal was awarded to Roméo Dallaire, it was not awarded again until it was revived in 2011 to honour peace activist Ernie Regehr.[2]

Recipients of the Pearson Medal of Peace

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  1. [1]
    "Peace medal planned", Leader-Post, August 13, 1979.
  2. [2]
    Campbell Clark, "Governor-General honours veteran of the war on war", The Globe and Mail, January 20, 2011.
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