Tag: Mulroney

Canada holds state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney

Politicians, dignitaries and celebrities joined members of the public on Saturday at a state funeral to honour Brian Mulroney, one of Canada’s most significant prime ministers, who in the 1980s solidified trade ties with the US and spoke out against apartheid in South Africa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and hockey great Wayne Gretzky were among […]

Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney dies aged 84

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has died. He was 84. He forged close ties with two Republican US presidents through a sweeping free trade agreement that was once vilified but now celebrated. The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, daughter Caroline Mulroney said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. […]