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Landon Carter "Lucy" Pearson OC (née Mackenzie; 16 November 1930 – 28 January 2023) was a Canadian Senator and a children's rights advocate. She was the daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, through her marriage to his son Geoffrey Pearson.
From 1994 to 2005, Landon Pearson served in The Senate of Canada where she was known as the Children’s Senator as well as the Senator for Children. (view her Parliament of Canada biography, including full details of her political experience and selected publications).
30 de ene. de 2023 · Former Senator Landon Pearson, a tireless advocate for children’s rights and the founder of a centre at Carleton University dedicated to their well-being, has passed away at 92.
1 de feb. de 2023 · Landon was one of the founding members of the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children back in 1989 and dedicated her life to advocating with and for children and youth. The following direct quotes from her family’s thoughtful obituary outline many of Landon’s extraordinary contributions:
17 de feb. de 2023 · Former Canadian Senator Landon Pearson was a tireless advocate for children’s rights, who capitalized on her position of privilege to influence change. Ms. Pearson died Jan. 28 at the age of 92.
The speaker was Senator Landon Pearson, adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on children’s rights. She has been actively involved with children and issues associated with young people for more than 40 years and her speech deals with children’s rights in foreign policy.
16 de nov. de 2020 · View webinar with the Hon. Landon Pearson on her work on children’s rights and on her reflections on Lester B Pearson, her father-in-law. The following is her speech at Carleton University on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
