‘People were drawn to him’: former prime minister Brian Mulroney could rally his team and connect with rivals, say colleagues and friends at home and abroad

‘The way my father described it, he could get people pumped up like they were in the locker room before the Grey Cup or the Stanley Cup,’ said former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay.

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney, who served as Canada’s 18th prime minister from 1984 to 1993, died Feb. 29 at age 84.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

March 1, 2024

Colleagues and friends of former prime minister Brian Mulroney—both at home and abroad—are remembering him for his ability to rally his political allies to the causes he believed in, while also maintaining close personal relationships through a sense of kindness and char...

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