Speech: 20th Anniversary of the Japanese-Canadian Redress
Brian Mulroney delivered the following speech at the First Annual Sakura Ball for the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on November 15, 2008: Those of us privileged enough to have served as Prime Minister tend, in later years, to reflect on the achievements and disappointments of our time in office. Some observers may think that we are [...]
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20. November 2008
The Old Chieftain
Brian Mulroney wrote the following profile of Sir John A. Macdonald for the Dominion Institute’s MacDonald-Laurier Days to celebrate two of Canada’s great nation-builders. It appeared in today’s National Post. Sir John A. Macdonald adopted colonial Canada, and as his chief political adversary said on his death, “[W]ithout any exaggeration… the life of Sir John Macdonald, [...]
Continue reading...Landing Mulroney
09/09/08
Local Journalist’s Most Thrilling Gig Evolves Into Life-Changing Experience This story originally appeared in Kingston Life September/October 2008 issue By Arthur Milnes Kingston writer Arthur Milnes spent more than two years poring over documents at Library and Archives Canada as a research assistant to former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Through his readings, Milnes learned much about Canada’s 18th [...]
Continue reading...Mulroney shares fond memories of Kingston
09/09/08
Brian Mulroney wrote about his memories of Kingston for Kingston Life: Whenever I think of Kingston, which, thanks to Arthur, has been quite often these past five years, I recall my visit to the grave of Sir John A. Macdonald on June 6, 1991. The sun was shining bright and a good crowd of Kingstonians had [...]
Continue reading...Speech: Greenest PM Award
01/08/08
Brian Mulroney was honoured as the “Greenest PM in Canadian History” on April 20, 2006. His speech follows: When I was very young, we went to the foot of Champlain Street, and swam in Baie Comeau, for which my hometown was named. Today, there is a park where we used to swim. The effluence from the [...]
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20. November 2008