Former Canadian governor general Michaëlle Jean is remembering Brian Mulroney as 'a strong voice,' and caring man who never hesitated to pick up the phone.
Former Canadian governor general Michaëlle Jean is remembering Brian Mulroney as "a strong voice," and caring man who never hesitated to pick up the phone.
The former governor general said it was important for her in that moment to speak to him, and say how she appreciated how he was there for her when she needed it., and was the first Haitian Canadian and Black person to hold the office. While her time in the top role came after Mulroney's time as prime minister, Jean said Mulroney would call her amid "difficult" moments in her at-times contentious tenure, and always found the right words.
"He was motivated by service and those things, those big things, have stood the test of history, four decades and counting," Trudeau said.Echoing the current prime minister's remarks on Tuesday, Jean said Mulroney "belonged to a political party, but he would be many times above that… He showed that there is something bigger than yourself."
Elaborating on this memory in the interview with Kapelos, Jean said the way he stood up for the cause was "epic." As Poilievre sides with Smith on trans restrictions, former Conservative candidate says he's 'playing with fire' Toby Keith will receive a posthumous honour. The late country music star, who died in February at age 62 from complications of stomach cancer, will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.Statistics Canada has conducted a series of surveys to measure the impacts of legalized cannabis since the Cannabis Act took effect in 2018. The latest one, the 2023 National Cannabis Survey, sheds light on users' preferences and habits last year.
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