Canada Post pays tribute to Brian Mulroney with new stamp
Posted March 20, 2025 7:49 pm.
Last Updated March 21, 2025 11:16 am.
Canada Post unveiled a new stamp in recognition of Canada’s 18th prime minister, Brian Mulroney, on what would have been his 86th birthday Thursday.
The new stamp continues the long-standing tradition of recognizing the accomplishments of former prime ministers.
Mulroney, who was born in Baie-Comeau, Que., served as prime minister from 1984 to 1993.
The former prime minister believed that Canadian democracy “is advanced by the collision of great ideas and the articulation of competing visions of the country.”
Mulroney won back-to-back Conservative majorities in the 1984 and 1988 federal elections – a feat that hadn’t been achieved in Canada since the Liberals secured a second term in 1953.
Some of Mulroney’s initiatives included free trade and the GST — undoubtedly controversial at the time. But today, many Canadians regard these policies as key to Canada’s economic progress in the decades that followed.
Mulroney died on Feb. 29, 2024, at the age of 84.
The stamp features a photo of Mulroney smiling; it was designed by “Paprika” using a photo taken by Bill McCarthy.
Along with the stamp, a booklet of 10 permanent stamps and an official first day cover will be included.
It will be available online or at select postal outlets across Canada.
