Let's make this birthday one to remember.

78 years old (Born on March 10, 1947)

Happy Birthday, Kim Campbell! Celebrating Canada's trailblazing first female Prime Minister—your brief yet historic tenure in 1993 proved that honesty truly is the best policy...even if voters weren't quite ready for it. Your frankness may have cost you an election, but it won you lasting admiration and respect.

Since then, you've continued to inspire as a diplomat, professor, writer—and Twitter legend—with wit sharper than parliamentary debate. Here's wishing you another year filled with candid conversations and fearless leadership. May your birthday be as memorable (and perhaps slightly less controversial) than your political career!