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Brian Mulroney
Free trade, acid rain, apartheid sanctions, and two failed attempts to bring Quebec in.
Life story
- March 20, 1939 · Baie-Comeau, Quebec
Born at Baie-Comeau, a paper-mill town on the north shore - September 17, 1984 · Ottawa
Won 211 seats, the largest majority in Canadian history - 1987 · Commonwealth summits
Pressed the Commonwealth hard for sanctions against apartheid South Africa - September 22, 1988 · Ottawa
Apologized for the internment of Japanese Canadians and announced redress - January 1, 1989 · Ottawa
Brought the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement into force - June 23, 1990 · Winnipeg
Watched the Meech Lake Accord die in Manitoba and Newfoundland - 1991 · Ottawa
Signed the Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement on acid rain - February 29, 2024 · Palm Beach, Florida
Died in Palm Beach, Florida