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Former prime minister Brian Mulroney, pictured here on the Hill on June 18, 1990, with Nelson Mandela, last week celebrated the 35th anniversary of his momentous 1984 victory against the governing Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Jim Creskey

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

September 9, 2019

OTTAWA—Last week, former prime minister Brian Mulroney celebrated the 35th anniversary of his momentous 1984 victory against the governing Liberals. With the election of 211 Progressive Conservative members to the 33rd Parliament, it resulted in the biggest majority government in the h...

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