Former Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney Has Died At Age 84

Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney has died at the age of 84. Mulroney is survived by his wife, Mila, and four children. Among them are Caroline Mulroney, Ontario’s transport and francophone affairs minister, and Ben Mulroney, a well-known TV personality. Mulroney’s daughter Caroline announced his death in a social media post on X, saying, “The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family.” According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, "He will have a state funeral." Born in Baie-Comeau, QC., in 1939, Mulroney would go on to build a political career marked by his leadership of the at-times fractious coalition of Western conservatives, Red Tories and Quebec nationalists that made up the old centrist Progressive Conservative Party, and a legacy of securing the original NAFTA trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico as well as passing the goods and service tax into law. He was also commended for his strong opposition to apartheid in South Africa, helping to lead the global sanctions that brought that regime to an end, and his environmental achievements including acid rain reductions and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.