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Brian Mulroney

(1939–2024) Politician Canada

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Brian Mulroney was a politician from Canada, best known for Memoirs.

Quick Facts About Brian Mulroney

Born: March 20, 1939
Died: February 29, 2024
Nationality: Canada
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Memoirs
Spouse: Mila Mulroney

About 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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal January 13th commemorative medal Canadian Disability Hall of Fame Canadian Newsmaker of the Year Commander of the Legion of Honour Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class

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Companion of the Order of Canada Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class honorary doctorate at the Laval University

Quotes by Brian Mulroney

I commend Sri Chinmoy for his faith and serenity, and I hope he will continue to exert his calming and constructive influence…

Calming

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Every cabinet minister gets a mission statement from the Prime Minister.

Cabinets

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There are so many demands on your time, on your resources, and on the prestige of the government.

Demand

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You can't be chasing 15 rabbits. Otherwise, the public mind cannot follow you.

Chasing

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In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy.

Enemy

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Every argument that Margaret Thatcher ever made internationally didn't have a great deal to do with her contempt for Communism - she…

Argument

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Like all of us, there were many facets to Margaret Thatcher's personality. In private she was kind, thoughtful, charming. Very attentive to…

Charming

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Once you articulate an agenda, you have to follow it.

Agendas

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Margaret Thatcher inherited the sick man of Europe in 1979 and transformed it into a powerhouse. When she left office, it was…

Action

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We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political thrust of our government. We gave it…

Decided

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It's my responsibility, and entirely my fault, Of course I regret it. It's the kind of locker-room conversation we all use, but…

Communication

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And, of course, the fact that Maurice Strong, a Canadian, was in charge made it important for us to pull up our…

Become

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Whether the process proves to be Kyoto or something else, let's acknowledge the urgency of global warming.

Acknowledge

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If your only objective is to be popular, you're going to be popular but you will be known as the Prime Minister…

Goals

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I would go to them and I would explain this is the price of going forward. We're going to move ahead in…

Areas

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You accumulate political capital to spend it on noble causes for Canada. If you're afraid to spend your capital, you shouldn't be…

Accumulate

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We created the Cabinet Committee on the Environment to review the environmental implications of all government initiatives. I think what made us…

Approach

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The biggest trading partner of the United States is not West Germany or Japan, it's right here.

Germany

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My second biggest mistake in life, for which I have no one to blame but myself, is having accepted payments in cash…

Accepted

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So that was Reagan's political problem. As a rancher in California, he was an environmentalist himself. But the President of the United…

California

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At summits Margaret Tatcher was the only woman. Always perfectly coiffed, splendidly dressed - beautiful maroon or dark blue suits. That lovely…

Beautiful

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You cannot name a Canadian prime minister who has done as many significant things as I did, because there are none.

Because

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First, President Reagan was not enthusiastic. But I built up a relationship with him in other areas and then persuaded him that…

Areas

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This country is made up of small towns and big dreams.

Bigs

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When I appointed the Minister of the Environment to major cabinet status, the Planning and Priorities committee, the signals that that sent…

Bureaucracy

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