Brian Mulroney: a centre-right, would-be unifier left behind in an era of divisive right-wing extremism

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OTTAWA—You have to wonder what, toward the end of his life, Brian Mulroney thought about the country he loved so much. Like Pierre Trudeau, Mulroney seems better appreciated after passing away than he was when he resigned from politics. Today, there is a widespread recognition of the lasting importance of United States free trade, the GST, his early environmental awareness, and Canada’s opposition to South African apartheid.

Harper also began the attack on the Liberals’ plan to put a price on carbon to fight climate change by labelling it as just a tax grab. One of the few Conservative leaders supported by Mulroney in recent election campaigns was Erin O`Toole, who was ousted as leader by his party for supporting a carbon levy on fuel.

 

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