Lester Pearson's Peacekeeping During The Vietnam War

This mission was one of the most successful for Canada as a peacekeeping country. The brilliant diplomat of Canada: Lester Pearson was capable of suggesting a peacekeeping mission force to avoid war. He suggested that Britain and France would stop their attacks. He used the United Nations peacekeeping force to reduce the intensity of the crisis. Without Lester Pearson’s plan the world would have been at the brink of war. Canada was able to have a voice and show that it is an independent force to maintain peace. The Canadian aircraft carrier named Magnificent transported troops and supplies for the first UN peacekeeping mission in Egypt in during the Suez Crisis. Canada successfully came up with a solution that resolved the conflict.

Canada was somewhat able to determine itself as a peacekeeping country during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Canada thought that America’s decision was not smart and they decided to not be part of it. Canada did not give America the support that they had expected. The United states tried to overthrow Cuba’s new communist government, but they were unsuccessful. Diefenbaker refused to put the
Canada provided medical supplies and was giving aid to the victims of the war. No Canadian troops fought in the Vietnam War. Canada opposed the war and stayed on the good side of America. While taking part in the Vietnam War as a peacekeeper, Vietnam war affect Canada economically and socially. Canada’s unemployment rate fell low. Canada exported $10 billion in food, beverages for the troops and sold $2.5 billion worth of war materials. During the Vietnam War, Canada was secretly backed the American effort in Vietnam and primarily give aid only to South Vietnam. Canada made a mistake by allowing more than thousand Vietnamese to immigrate to Canada in a short period of time. Many of these refugees did not want to participate in the war effort, so they came to