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Toronto Sun
10 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
LILLEY: Feds refusing to recognize Mulroney is beyond ridiculous
A federal body charged with recognizing people and places of national significance came up with a new rule to stop recognizing Brian Mulroney as a historic figure in Canada. Get the latest from Brian Lilley straight to your inbox Former prime minister Brian Mulroney speaks after receiving the Commander of the National Order of Legion of Honour at the French Embassy in Ottawa on Dec. 6, 2016. Photo by LARS HAGBERG / AFP via Getty Images Call it the Mulroney rule, or maybe the let's make different rules for Conservatives rule. Members of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada have decided that Brian Mulroney, Canada's 18th Prime Minister, cannot be honoured until 25 years after his death. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Only then will they be able to acknowledge him as a 'National Historic Person.' The shocking news came from Blacklock's Reporter, an independent media outlet in Ottawa that covers the ins and outs of the federal government. They had to file an access to information request to Parks Canada to obtain a copy of the board's June 4, 2024, meeting where this decision was made. Mulroney, who served as PM from 1984 until 1993, had died the previous February and this was their first meeting since. Rather than just acknowledge that Mulroney, as a former PM with a substantive policy impact on Canada, was a 'National Historic Person,' they made up this new rule, according to the minutes obtained by Blacklock's. 'Current Board policy does not indicate the period of delay between the death of a prime minister and the articulation of his or her contribution in a Statement Of Commemorative Intent,' the minutes read. 'Board members held a lively debate on the number of years that were appropriate to allow for a balanced perspective on a prime minister's contributions to Canadian history.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Apparently as part of the debate, the board discussed Mulroney's achievements such as securing a free trade with the United States, creating eight new national parks and leading the charge against apartheid in South Africa. They also discussed his introduction of the GST, his failed attempts to get Quebec to sign the constitution and the devastation of the PC Party after he left politics. The debate they had about him should tell you that he was a significant historical person for this country and should be honoured as such. Instead, the board chose another path and invented the Mulroney rule. 'The Board ultimately decided the specific guideline should indicate that 25 years after death is the appropriate delay before defining a Statement Of Commemorative Intent for a prime minister,' the minutes state. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Just in case you're wondering, this same body has wasted no time in recognizing past Liberal Prime Ministers shortly after their death. John Turner, who was only Prime Minister from June 1984 until September of that year when Mulroney took over, died on Sept. 19, 2020, and was recognized as a National Historic Person on April 28, 2021. For those keep score that's 222 days after his passing, or seven months and 10 days. Pierre Trudeau died on Sept. 28, 2000, and was recognized by the board on April 27, 2001. That's just 212 days, or seven months, between Trudeau's death and recognition. Both men are key historical figures and deserve to be recognized, but why the different standard for Mulroney? It's absolutely absurd. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. So, too, is the fact that after Pierre Trudeau died, we immediately had an airport named for him, the federal government gave $125 million tax dollars to set up the Trudeau Foundation and they renamed a mountain after him. Where are the honours for Mulroney? Read More Oh, that's right, he was a conservative, so the rules are different, which is exactly why the board changed the rules at this point in time. Beyond Mulroney's many major accomplishments — he privatized Petro-Canada and Air Canada and along the way reduced the number of Crown Corporations from 61 to 38. He secured a free trade deal with Ronald Reagan which then grew it into NAFTA in 1992. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Mulroney was a key figure in challenging apartheid in South Africa and securing independence for Ukraine. Under Mulroney, Canada's voice mattered on the world stage. He took over a government that was bleeding red ink and while he didn't balance the budget the way he had hoped, he put the country on the path that allowed Jean Chretien to put Canada on a path to fiscal sanity. 'Since his passing last year, our family has been deeply moved by the countless Canadians who have come forward to share their stories about our father and why he mattered to them,' read a statement from the Mulroney family to the Toronto Sun . 'Brian Mulroney, twice elected as Prime Minister and rightly remembered as Canada's greenest leader, not only oversaw the most ambitious expansion of our national parks system, he also left an enduring imprint on our country's history,' the statement added. 'He is, without question, a National Historic Figure in the life of Canada. That will remain as true in 25 years as it is today.' Beyond politics, Mulroney was a major business leader in this country serving as President of the Iron Ore Company of Canada and later on the boards of several companies including Quebecor, Barrick Gold, Archer Daniels Midland and the Toronto Sun among others. Mulroney deserves to be recognized, not just by this board, but by the country as a whole. That he hasn't received greater honours and recognition is a travesty. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Crime Canada Toronto & GTA Toronto & GTA CFL
Toronto Sun
14 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
EDITORIAL: Stick a fork in ‘Elbows Up'
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised about $1.2 billion in loan guarantees, grants and contributions for Canadian sawmills. Photo by Darren Makowichuk / DARREN MAKOWICHUK/Postmedia 'Elbows Up' hasn't been Prime Minister Mark Carney's approach to dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump on tariffs ever since he won the April election and it's time to consign the phrase to the dustbin of history. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account While Carney advocated dollar-for-dollar tariffs against the U.S. during the Liberal leadership race, he quickly jettisoned the idea on becoming prime minister. That was logical given that Canada would lose a dollar-for-dollar trade war because the U.S. economy is ten times the size of ours. A Leger/Postmedia poll released last week found public support for the 'Elbows Up' approach to trade relations with the U.S. — that the Liberals originally promoted — has plummeted. Six months ago, it was at 73%. Now it's down to 45%, close to a statistical tie with 41% who say Canadian negotiators should take a more measured approach and focus on getting a deal with Trump, even if it means some tariffs on Canadian goods remain. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. That's similar to Carney's path on the issue — posing initially as a trade warrior who would meet Trump dollar-for-dollar on the field of battle and get a deal eliminating all the Trump tariffs. That was always a double-edged sword because Canadian counter-tariffs on imported U.S. goods are paid by Canadians in higher consumer prices. Carney's position has changed significantly since then. First, his government removed counter-tariffs it had initially imposed on many imported American goods that Canadian companies needed to continue operating. He scrapped the Liberals' digital services tax within days of Trump demanding it. Then he lowered expectations, saying a deal with Trump could include some U.S. tariffs. Carney also put out the word that Canada's position was that no deal with the U.S. was better than a bad deal. What it all means is that some of the tariffs Trump has already imposed on us could become permanent, leading up to renegotiating the entire Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade that comes up for renewal next year. Trump agreed to that deal during his first term, praising it at the time as 'the fairest, most balanced, and beneficial trade agreement we have ever signed into law … the best agreement we've ever made.' Crime Toronto & GTA Toronto Blue Jays Canada Sunshine Girls
CTV News
15 hours ago
- CTV News
Sudbury's longtime NDP MPP Elie Martel passes away at 90
Elie Martel, longtime NDP MPP for Sudbury East (1967-87) and former party house leader, has died at 90. Known for advocating workers' rights and hockey safety, he was remembered as a mentor and social justice champion.
