Written in the form of a submission to an imagined " Truth and Reconciliation Commission" about Canada's foreign policy during the Lester B. Pearson era, this book will change your mind about Canada's most famous statesman . Rather than an " honest broker," or " peacekeeper, " Pearson was an ardent cold warrior, who backed colonialism and apartheid in Africa, coups in Guatemala, Iran and Brazil and the U.S. invasion of the Dominican Republic. A beneficiary of U.S. intervention in Canadian political affairs, the Nobel Peace laureate provided important support to the U.S. during the Vietnam war and advocated sending troops to the American-led war in Korea. Pearson helped construct the post World War 11 US-empire.

rabble.ca is today launching an extended series on the Canadian left -- Reinventing democracy, reclaiming the commons: A progressive dialogue on the future of Canada -- a look at where it stands after the recent federal election, and what the future can hold. The series will run in this, rabble.ca's 10th year, and is curated by journalist Murray Dobbin.

This conference will be an assessment of the impact and importance of the Waffle on a range of issues from Canada's political economy, Canadian nationalism, the place of women in parliamentary parties, and the future of the Left in Canada.