However, before Mr. Pearson became involved in politics in Canada and had the opportunity develop our international conscience, our community of nations witnessed a terrible, heinous and avoidable tragedy, on a very disturbing scale, but this was not the first, and would certainly not be the last.
Cependant, avant que M. Pearson participe à la vie politique au Canada et ait l'occasion de façonner la conscience internationale, notre communauté de nations a été témoin d'une tragédie sauvage, abominable et évitable, aux proportions inquiétantes, mais qui n'était pas la première ni la dernière, loin de là.