Brian Mulroney, former prime minister, dead at 84 (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 42 points 1 year ago

All my respects to the Mulroney family for the loss of their patriarch .... but the guy grabbed the wheels of our country and led us down a dark path we've been digging out of ever since. I'll give my respects for being a prominent figure in our country but I can't forgive the terrible conditions and situations he created and left for average and the poorest Canadians since he left office. The wealthiest will celebrate him at his death bed ... but the poorest will wonder why we even acknowledge this guy ... and that shows you what kind of leader he was.

[-] clgoh@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

On the other hand, he did more than any other Prime Minister for the environment with the Montreal Protocols on the ozone layer and he was at the forefront of the fight against the Apartheid.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Both were international efforts that took decades in the making and basically brought industries and their government lackeys to get to the table in a global forum in order to do something about it. Both efforts came about through the efforts of international advocates and representatives basically forcing so many leaders to deal with obvious problems and then take years to institute and agree to change.

In all that time, instead of taking the time to quickly deal with these international concerns, they spent years arguing while at the same time holding a fire sale of the Canadian economy to corporate interest and privatizing everything that was good about our country. A privatization gamble that we lost years ago and have since been trying to recover from ever since ... and we're still fighting against it today. That is Mulroney's great legacy.

[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Digging out of? I feel like we're digging deeper every day....

[-] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, no, no. Dig up stupid

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Like most of the new conservatives of the 80's.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

May he enjoy his eternal rest and I offer condolences to his relatives. He played an important part in Canada's history but I'll be frank, this news made my afternoon!

He was the Thatcher/Reagan of Canada, kick-starting the sell-off of Canadian national treasures to private interests.

I'm especially bitter about Via Rail having half of routes cut in 1989. Via and the intercity rail network have not even been close to recovering over 35 years since then.

There was even a Vancouver Island service! A Nova Scotia service! A Canada that could have been is what I'm mourning more for.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

Air travel killed Via, continuing to spend money subsidizing empty trains made zero sense.

[-] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago

I'm trying to think of something charitable to say about Mulroney, but the closest I can get is that he, together with Mike Harris, quickly dispelled the silly notion that I could ever vote conservative at a young and impressionable point in my life. So, thanks…I guess?

[-] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

Rest In Piss. Glad to see you finally reunited with your pals like Thatcher.

[-] 44razorsedge@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

So this is how the Brits felt when Maggie T finally shuffed off this mortal coil.

[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

"Here lies Brian Mulroney.

He...had good hair."

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney has died.

He was 84.

His daughter Caroline Mulroney shared the news Thursday afternoon on social media.

"On behalf of my mother and our family, it is with great sadness we announce the passing of my father, The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Canada's 18th Prime Minister.

He died peacefully, surrounded by family," she said on X, formerly Twitter.

More to come…

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