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At the conferences, St-Laurent, compelled by his belief that the UN would be ineffective in times of war and armed conflict without some military means to impose its will, advocated the adoption of a UN military force. This force he proposed would be used in situations that called for both tact and might to preserve peace or prevent combat. In 1956, this idea was actualized by St-Laurent and his Secretary of State for External Affairs [[Lester B. Pearson]] in the development of UN Peacekeepers that helped to put an end to the [[Suez Crisis]].
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At the conferences, St-Laurent, compelled by his belief that the UN would be ineffective in times of war and armed conflict without some military means to impose its will, advocated the adoption of a UN military force. This force he proposed would be used in situations that called for both tact and might to preserve peace or prevent combat. In 1956, this idea was actualized by St-Laurent and his Secretary of State for External Affairs [[Lester B. Pearson]] in the development of UN Peacekeepers that helped to put an end to the [[Suez Crisis]].
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[[File:Louis Saint-Laurent 7 aout 1948.jpg|thumb|Louis St. Laurent, 7 August 1948]]
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== 1948 Liberal Party leadership convention ==
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In 1948, MacKenzie King retired after over 21 years in power, and quietly persuaded his senior ministers to support St-Laurent’s selection as the new Liberal leader at the [[1948 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election|Liberal leadership convention]] that took place on August 7, 1948. St-Laurent easily won, defeating two other opponents. He was sworn in as [[Prime Minister of Canada]] on 15 November, making him Canada’s second French Canadian Prime Minister, after [[Wilfrid Laurier]].
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In 1948, MacKenzie King retired after over 21 years in power, and quietly persuaded his senior ministers to support St-Laurent’s selection as the new Liberal leader at the [[1948 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election|Liberal leadership convention]] that took place on August 7, 1948. St-Laurent easily won, defeating two other opponents. He was sworn in as [[Prime Minister of Canada]] on 15 November, making him Canada’s second French Canadian Prime Minister, after [[Wilfrid Laurier]].
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St-Laurent’s first mission was to give the Liberals a brand-new mandate shortly after his swearing-in. In the [[1949 Canadian federal election|1949 federal election]] that followed his ascension to the Liberal leadership, many wondered, including Liberal party insiders, if St-Laurent would appeal to the post-war populace of Canada. On the campaign trail, St-Laurent’s image was developed into somewhat of a ‘character’ and what is considered to be the first ‘media image’ to be used in Canadian politics. St-Laurent chatted with children, gave speeches in his shirt sleeves, and had a ‘common touch’ that turned out to be appealing to voters. At one event during the 1949 election campaign, he disembarked his train and instead of approaching the assembled crowd of adults and reporters, gravitated to, and began chatting with, a group of children on the platform. A reporter submitted an article entitled “‘Uncle Louis’ can’t lose!” which earned him the nickname “Uncle Louis” in the media (Papa Louis in Quebec). With this common touch and broad appeal, he subsequently led the party to victory in the election against the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative (PC) Party]] led by [[George A. Drew|George Drew]]. The Liberals won 190 seats—the most in Canadian history at the time, and still a record for the party.
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=== Character ===
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=== Character ===
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His reputation as Prime Minister was impressive. He demanded hard work of all of his MPs and Ministers, and worked hard himself. He was reputed to be as knowledgeable on some ministerial portfolios as the ministers responsible themselves. To that end, [[Jack Pickersgill]] (a minister in St-Laurent’s cabinet) said as prime minister St-Laurent had: “as fine an intelligence as was ever applied to the problems of government in Canada. He left it a richer, a more generous and more united country than it had been before he became prime minister.”
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His reputation as Prime Minister was impressive. He demanded hard work of all of his MPs and Ministers, and worked hard himself. He was reputed to be as knowledgeable on some ministerial portfolios as the ministers responsible themselves. To that end, [[Jack Pickersgill]] (a minister in St-Laurent’s cabinet) said as prime minister St-Laurent had: “as fine an intelligence as was ever applied to the problems of government in Canada. He left it a richer, a more generous and more united country than it had been before he became prime minister.”
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St-Laurent’s first mission was to give the Liberals a brand-new mandate shortly after his swearing-in. In the [[1949 Canadian federal election|1949 federal election]] that followed his ascension to the Liberal leadership, many wondered, including Liberal party insiders, if St-Laurent would appeal to the post-war populace of Canada. On the campaign trail, St-Laurent’s image was developed into somewhat of a ‘character’ and what is considered to be the first ‘media image’ to be used in Canadian politics. St-Laurent chatted with children, gave speeches in his shirt sleeves, and had a ‘common touch’ that turned out to be appealing to voters. At one event during the 1949 election campaign, he disembarked his train and instead of approaching the assembled crowd of adults and reporters, gravitated to, and began chatting with, a group of children on the platform. A reporter submitted an article entitled “‘Uncle Louis’ can’t lose!” which earned him the nickname “Uncle Louis” in the media (Papa Louis in Quebec). With this common touch and broad appeal, he subsequently led the party to victory in the election against the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative (PC) Party]] led by [[George A. Drew|George Drew]]. The Liberals won 190 seats—the most in Canadian history at the time, and still a record for the party.
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=== 1953 federal election ===
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=== 1953 federal election ===
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