Evaluate the impact on Canadian society of the governments of Pearson and Trudeau.

Candidates will make an appraisal of the impact that each leader had on Canadian society, weighing up the strengths and limitations of their administrations. Lester Pearson was prime minister from 1963–1968. Candidates may refer to his rebuilding of the Liberal Party, his leadership in a coalition government, and his social policies, such as healthcare and a pension plan. He also restructured the Canadian military, acted more strongly on the issue of Quebec separatism, approved the new Maple Leaf flag for Canada and kept Canada out of Vietnam. Pierre Trudeau was Prime Minister from 1968–1979 and 1980–1984. Candidates may refer to his handling of the FLQ Crisis and his use of the War Measures Act to resolve it. He gained passage of the Official Languages Act and led movements for constitutional reform, which brought the patriation of the constitution in 1982 as well as a Charter of Rights.