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Brian Mulroney
Martin Brian Mulroney was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. He led the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and served as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 1993.
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Born 20 March 1939 · Died 29 February 2024 · Q128563
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2026· 14 entries
“Whether you agree with our solutions or not, none will accuse us, I think, of having chosen to evade our responsibilities by sidestepping the most controversial issues of our time.”
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“You can have the old style of warring federalism, or you can have genuine co-operative federalism, on which we”
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Realscreen: Brian Mulroney doc, Cannes selections set for Montreal Int’l Documentary Festival
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Investment Executive: RBC names former Ontario cabinet minister Caroline Mulroney as vice chair
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Financial Post: Former Ontario minister Caroline Mulroney joins RBC
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The Globe and Mail: RBC hires ex-Ontario minister Caroline Mulroney as vice-chair
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The Macdonald Notebook: Confederation Bridge: From The Archives: Brian Mulroney Chats On His Creation Of PEI Link
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WebWire: A psychedelic doomscroll through the mind of a master Canadian politician by the trailblazing Winnipeg director. World premiere for Matthew Rankin’s NFB feature documentary Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney at TIFF’s Midnight Madness.
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The Hill Times: ‘Psychedelic doomscroll’ though Brian Mulroney’s career to premiere at TIFF
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Digital Spy: Dermot Mulroney speaks out on his exit from Chicago Fire: "We gave it our all for two seasons"
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Realscreen: Extra: Brian Mulroney doc to premiere at TIFF’s Midnight Madness, Ample Ent. launches YouTube channel
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Public attention spiked: 4,251 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.5× the usual 567, with 0 article edits.
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2024· 2 entries
National Post: Brian Mulroney | National Post
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Died 2024-02-29.
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2022· 1 entry
“new leader, Pierre Poilievre, who reached to Mulroney after his leadership victory. Mulroney said that he urged Poilievre to move closer to the political centre. Other political interventions In 2003, Mulroney criticized the Chrétien government”
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2018· 2 entries
Awarded Canadian Disability Hall of Fame (2018).
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Without having been an electoral candidate, placed third in the first ballot behind Ford and runner-up Christine Elliott
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour (2016).
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate at the Laval University (2007).
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2002).
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Companion of the Order of Canada (1998).
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1994· 1 entry
CUSFTA was replaced by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which now included Mexico
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1993· 3 entries
Mulroney was replaced as leader of the Progressive Conservatives by defence minister Kim Campbell
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Mulroney announced his intention to resign as prime minister and retire from politics
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His government signed the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, leading to the creation of the territory of Nunavut
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1992· 3 entries
Two referendums, one national (without Quebec) and one in Quebec, were held, asking if Canadians agreed with the Charlottetown Accord
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The government replaced family allowances with a new Child Tax Benefit that included the family allowance, the Refundable Child Tax Credit, and a non-refundable child tax credit
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“I leave this conference believing we have a better chance of saving the world than we had when we came here.”
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1991· 2 entries
Canada became the first Western nation to recognize Ukraine as an independent country, next day after the landslide referendum in favour of independence in Ukraine
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Frank magazine ran a satirical advertisement for a contest inviting young Tories to "Deflower Caroline Mulroney
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1990· 5 entries
With the Queen's approval, Mulroney added the eight new senators, giving the Tories their first majority in the Senate in nearly 50 years
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Elijah Harper announced his opposition to the Accord on the grounds that Indigenous groups had not been consulted
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Spoke with Mulroney through the telephone, thanking him for his efforts to end apartheid
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The government limited cost-sharing under the Canada Assistance Plan in three provinces in response to their concerns that unemployed workers would apply for cost-shared provincial social assistance (as a result of risin
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Mulroney's government eliminated its financial contribution to UI, making all UI costs covered by worker and employer contributions
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1989· 3 entries
The government introduced a much stricter bill
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The tax credits were partially indexed in the same manner as family allowances
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“s economic policies helped the subsequent government eliminate the deficit. During his announcement of his intention to resign as prime minister, Mulroney responded to criticism of his policies:”
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1988· 3 entries
Mulroney issued an official apology on behalf of the Canadian government for Japanese Canadian internment during World War II
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Mulroney's government reduced the corporate income tax from 36 percent to 28 percent
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Career landmark: member of the House of Commons of Canada (1988–1993).
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1987· 3 entries
Quebec became the first province to approve of the Accord, triggering the three-year time limit provided for by the Section 39(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982; this meant that June 22, 1990, would be the last possible d
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Hours before the signing ceremony, Mulroney knowingly breached convention by taking the vote in reverse order around the table instead of the traditional order of a province's entry into confederation
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Mulroney hosted an international climate conference in Montreal, Quebec
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1986· 3 entries
Even though the Manitoba bid was lower and the company was better rated
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When Mulroney first discussed the issue with then-president Ronald Reagan
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Family allowances were partially indexed to the cost of living
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1985· 5 entries
Mulroney's government negotiated the Western Accord on Energy with the governments of the oil-producing provinces
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Mulroney's government introduced a four-year plan to restructure family benefits
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“if there is no progress in the dismantling of apartheid, [Canada]”
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The Mulroney government announced that registered home ownership savings plan (RHOSP) contributions would not be deductible if made after May 22, 1985, (funds left in the RHOSP after this date could be withdrawn tax-free
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Mulroney led an effort within the Commonwealth to sanction the South African government with the goal of pressuring them to end apartheid and release anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela from prison
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1984· 8 entries
Awarded Canadian Newsmaker of the Year (1984).
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Through two public issues (one in 1984 and one in 1987) and Petro-Canada in 1991
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Career landmark: member of the House of Commons of Canada (1984–1988).
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Career landmark: Member of the King's Privy Council for Canada (1984–2024).
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The Canadian Press named Mulroney "Newsmaker of the Year" for the second straight year, making him only the second prime minister to have received the honour both before becoming prime minister and when prime minister (t
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Canada (1984–1993).
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Even though it was controversial among "communities where Nazi criminals posed as respectable citizens
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The Government of Canada held 61 Crown corporations
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1983· 7 entries
Beating Clark on the fourth ballot, attracting broad support from the many factions of the party and especially from representatives of his native Quebec
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Mulroney defeated former prime minister Joe Clark to become leader of the Progressive Conservatives
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Mulroney successfully negotiated the closing of the Schefferville mine, winning a generous settlement for the affected workers
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Took more than 15 years to heal, as various factions continued to compete for leadership roles in the field and youth wings
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Began to reduce expenditures on the programs when he came into office
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Career landmark: member of the House of Commons of Canada (1983–1984).
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Career landmark: Leader of the Official Opposition (1983–1984).
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1982· 1 entry
Organized behind the scenes to defeat him at the party's leadership review
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1981· 1 entry
Quebec premier René Lévesque, leader of the Quebec nationalist Parti Québécois government, had been the only provincial premier not to agree to the package of constitutional amendments which patriated the Constitution of
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1979· 1 entry
Became Mulroney's close friend, mentor, and adviser
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1976· 3 entries
Election lost: 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership election.
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For lacking policy depth and substance, a weakness he addressed by making several major speeches across the country in the early 1980s, which were collected into a book, Where I Stand, published in 1983
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Campaign: 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership election.
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1974· 2 entries
That Canadian forces participated directly in combat operations
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Which was set up by Quebec premier Robert Bourassa to investigate the situation at the James Bay Project, Canada's largest hydroelectric project
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1973· 1 entry
Mulroney married Mila Pivnički, the daughter of a Serbian-Canadian doctor, Dimitrije Pivnički, from Novi Bečej
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1966· 1 entry
Dalton Camp, who by then was president of the Progressive Conservative Party, ran for re-election in what many believed to be a referendum on Diefenbaker's leadership
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1965· 1 entry
After which he began practising as a labour lawyer
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1964· 1 entry
Mulroney moved to Montreal to join the law firm Howard, Cate, Ogilvy et al
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1959· 1 entry
Mulroney at first pursued a law degree from Dalhousie Law School in Halifax
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1958· 1 entry
And the highest number ever won by any party in Canadian history
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1939· 2 entries
Born 1939-03-20.
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In Baie-Comeau, Quebec, a remote and isolated town of the Côte-Nord region, in the eastern part of the province
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