{"id":12124,"date":"2021-06-08T15:35:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T19:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=12124"},"modified":"2021-06-08T16:10:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T20:10:15","slug":"prime-minister-john-turner-canada-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=12124","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister John Turner (Canada 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[press release] (video and specifications at bottom of page)<\/em><\/p>\n

Canada Post honours the Rt. Hon. John Turner with new stamp<\/strong><\/span>
\nCanada’s 17th prime minister respected for his fairness and civility<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>VANCOUVER, B.C. \u2013 Canada Post unveiled a new stamp today to celebrate and honour the life of the Right Honourable John Napier Wyndham Turner (1929-2020), whose passion for public service had a lasting impact on Canada.<\/p>\n

A Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, Turner earned a law degree before being elected to the House of Commons in 1962. He later became a key figure in the government of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. As Canada\u2019s justice minister, he brought in the Official Languages Act, saw through a series of important Criminal Code reforms, and proposed a national legal aid system. As finance minister, Turner stewarded Ottawa’s fiscal policy through the economic tumult of the 1970s.<\/p>\n

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booklet cover<\/p><\/div>\n

In 1984, after an eight-year hiatus from politics, Turner staged a triumphant political comeback by winning the leadership of the governing federal Liberal Party. After Brian Mulroney\u2019s Progressive Conservatives won the ensuing election, Turner continued to serve in Parliament as Opposition leader. He led his party through the 1988 campaign defined by the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement \u2013 which Turner called \u201cthe fight of my life.\u201d He remained Liberal Party leader until 1990. Politicians on all sides respected Turner for his integrity, fairness and civility.<\/p>\n

Later in his career, Turner practised law, served on several boards, advocated for conservation and urged young people to participate in the democratic process. \u201cDemocracy doesn\u2019t happen by accident,\u201d he often said. In 1994 Turner became a Companion of the Order of Canada and, in 2012, received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Turner died September 19, 2020, at the age of 91.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a tremendous tribute to John, and an honour to our family to see his life\u2019s work recognized in such a meaningful way,\u201d says his widow Geills Turner. \u201cThe photo on the stamp is so special. I took it while we were sailing through a beautiful part of our country, in \"\"<\/a>Haida Gwaii in 1985. It represents John and his spirit. It evokes the love he had for nature, for the water, for Canada.”<\/p>\n

About the stamp<\/strong><\/span>
\nDesigned by Paprika Design of Montr\u00e9al, the stamp is based on a photograph chosen by the Turner family. The 1970 photo on the booklet and Official First Day Cover (OFDC) shows Turner as federal justice minister. The cancel on the OFDC is a reproduction of his signature.<\/p>\n

Stamps and collectibles are available at the Canada Post website<\/a> [direct link] and postal outlets across Canada.<\/p>\n

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Official FDC<\/p><\/div>\n

[en Francais pour les m\u00e9dias d\u2019information]<\/em>
\nPostes Canada \u00e9met un nouveau timbre en l\u2019honneur du tr\u00e8s honorable John Turner<\/strong><\/span>
\nLe 17e premier ministre du Canada \u00e9tait respect\u00e9 pour son souci d\u2019\u00e9quit\u00e9 et sa courtoisie<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

VANCOUVER, C.-B. \u2013 Postes Canada a d\u00e9voil\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui un nouveau timbre soulignant \"\"<\/a>la vie du tr\u00e8s honorable John Napier Wyndham Turner (1929-2020), dont la passion pour le service public a profond\u00e9ment marqu\u00e9 le Canada.<\/p>\n

Boursier de la fondation Rhodes de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Oxford, John Turner obtient un dipl\u00f4me en droit avant d\u2019\u00eatre \u00e9lu \u00e0 la Chambre des communes en 1962. Plus tard, il joue un r\u00f4le cl\u00e9 au sein du cabinet du premier ministre Pierre Elliott Trudeau. En tant que ministre de la Justice du Canada, il pr\u00e9sente la Loi sur les langues officielles, met en place une s\u00e9rie de r\u00e9formes importantes duCode criminel, et propose un syst\u00e8me national d\u2019aide juridique. Par la suite, ses fonctions de ministre des Finances l\u2019am\u00e8nent \u00e0 piloter la politique budg\u00e9taire d\u2019Ottawa en r\u00e9ponse aux difficult\u00e9s \u00e9conomiques des ann\u00e9es 1970.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>En 1984, apr\u00e8s s\u2019\u00eatre \u00e9loign\u00e9 de la vie politique pendant huit ans, John Turner fait un retour triomphant en \u00e9tant \u00e9lu chef du Parti lib\u00e9ral f\u00e9d\u00e9ral et en devenant premier ministre du Canada. Apr\u00e8s la victoire du Parti progressiste-conservateur de Brian Mulroney, il reste sur la Colline comme chef de l\u2019opposition. Il dirige son parti tout au long de la campagne de 1988, marqu\u00e9e notamment par l\u2019Accord de libre-\u00e9change entre le Canada et les \u00c9tats-Unis, que l\u2019homme politique qualifie de combat d\u2019une vie. Il continue d\u2019occuper la fonction de chef du Parti lib\u00e9ral jusqu\u2019en 1990. Les politiciens de toute all\u00e9geance saluent son int\u00e9grit\u00e9, son souci d\u2019\u00e9quit\u00e9 et sa courtoisie.<\/p>\n

Par la suite, John Turner pratique le droit, si\u00e8ge \u00e0 plusieurs conseils d\u2019administration, milite en faveur de la protection de l\u2019environnement et incite les jeunes \u00e0 participer au processus d\u00e9mocratique. \u00ab La d\u00e9mocratie n\u2019est pas le fruit du hasard \u00bb, dit-il souvent. En 1994, il devient Compagnon de l\u2019Ordre du Canada et en 2012, il re\u00e7oit la m\u00e9daille du jubil\u00e9 de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II. John Turner d\u00e9c\u00e8de le 19 septembre 2020, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 91 ans.<\/p>\n

\u00ab C\u2019est un hommage exceptionnel qui est rendu \u00e0 John, et c\u2019est un honneur pour notre famille de voir le travail de toute une vie soulign\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re aussi significative, dit Geills Turner, son \u00e9pouse. La photo du timbre est tr\u00e8s sp\u00e9ciale. Je l\u2019ai prise pendant qu\u2019on faisait de la voile dans la tr\u00e8s belle r\u00e9gion de Haida Gwaii, au Canada, en 1985. Elle repr\u00e9sente \"\"<\/a>John et son \u00e9nergie. Elle \u00e9voque son amour de la nature, de l\u2019eau et du Canada. \u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00c0 propos du timbre<\/strong><\/span>
\nCon\u00e7u par la maison montr\u00e9alaise Paprika, le timbre s\u2019inspire d\u2019une photo choisie par la famille Turner. La photo de 1970 qui orne le carnet et le pli Premier Jour officiel (PPJO) montre le politicien alors ministre f\u00e9d\u00e9ral de la Justice. L\u2019oblit\u00e9ration du PPJO est une reproduction de sa signature.<\/p>\n

Le timbre et les articles de collection sont en vente sur le Postes Canada site [direct]<\/a> et dans les comptoirs postaux partout au pays. \"\"<\/a>\"\"
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