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In his nine years in office Brian Mulroney led [[Canada]] into a new economic age by reducing the government [[deficit]] spending of the [[Liberal_Party_of_Canada|Liberal Party]] and securing [[free trade]] with the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. He set in motion the creation of Canada's newest territory, [[Nunavut]] and worked hard with the Canadian Provinces to strengthen the Canadian federation. The [[Meech Lake Accord]] attempted to define conditions under which Quebec could sign the 1982 Constitution, but failed to become law when it was not passed by the [[Manitoba]] and [[Newfoundland]] legislatures. Another endeavour to secure constitutional unanimity was undertaken with the [[Charlottetown Accord]] in 1992. A national referendum was called on this agreement, and it was defeated. Mulroney resigned from politics in 1993, but remains active as a lawyer in Canada.
In his nine years in office Brian Mulroney led [[Canada]] into a new economic age by reducing the government [[deficit]] spending of the [[Liberal_Party_of_Canada|Liberal Party]] and securing [[free trade]] with the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. He set in motion the creation of Canada's newest territory, [[Nunavut]] and worked hard with the Canadian Provinces to strengthen the Canadian federation. The [[Meech Lake Accord]] attempted to define conditions under which Quebec could sign the 1982 Constitution, but failed to become law when it was not passed by the [[Manitoba]] and [[Newfoundland]] legislatures. Another endeavour to secure constitutional unanimity was undertaken with the [[Charlottetown Accord]] in 1992. A national referendum was called on this agreement, and it was defeated. Mulroney resigned from politics in 1993, but remains active as a lawyer in Canada.
During the 1990's, [[Peter Newman]] wrote a critique of Mulroney's administration, and revealed various ethically questionable practices of Mulroney's. In response, Mulroney delivered a message to the [[Press Gallery Dinner]], an event for journalists and politicians in Ottawa. Mulroney scrapped plans for a formal written-out message, and instead simply said his now-notorious, and profane, line: "Peter Newman, go (do) yourself. Good night."
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[[Category:Canadian Prime Ministers]]
[[Category:Canadian Prime Ministers]]