You reported that the NHL’s Lester B. Pearson Trophy would no longer carry his name. Instead, Ted Lindsay, who helped form the NHL Players’ Association, will have the award named for him (Terrible Ted Lindsay To Be Honoured For Role In Creating NHLPA – Sports, April 28). My first reaction was to be upset at the cavalier nature with which we change/erase the past in this country, ignoring the history that originally inspired such names. Upon further reflection, however, it is entirely possible that Mike (no one called him Lester) Pearson, who loved hockey, would have supported the move.
The former prime minister was a humble man, despite his worldly accomplishments, and he probably would have been comfortable seeing someone such as Mr. Lindsay have his name in the spotlight. Plus, Mr. Lindsay wore red and white with the Red Wings, good Liberal colours.
J.D.M. Stewart, Toronto
