Thatcher's silver jubilee
Last night I co-hosted a little party in Toronto to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher's election as Prime Minister of Great Britain. The event was great. George Jonas gave a wonderful speech to the assembled and Peter White proposed the toast. I think a good time was had by all. As I looked around the room, I wondered whether we would ever get that large a crowd (about 50 conservatives) for an event celebrating a Canadian political leader. OK, maybe Sir John A. Or perhaps Brian Mulroney. But it says a lot about Thatcher's legacy that so many people would come on the same night as an important Leafs game and pay $15 just to honour her. To me, she is the most important conviction politician of our age.
It is also great to see Mrs. Thatcher in better health (last year she lost her husband, Denis, and suffered a stroke.) The British papers are reporting that the Iron Lady was in fine spirits at a dinner in her honour last night in London. She apparently even defied doctors orders and gave a speech to the crowd, launching an attack on Tony Blair. She is also reportedly planning a U.S. tour and to attend more events. Great to see.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 10:53 AM
