The West Block Transcript – Episode 25, Season 13
THE WEST BLOCK Episode 25, Season 13 Sunday, March 3, 2024
Brian Mulroney in political news
How Mulroney rallied nations against apartheid in South Africa
Three months after becoming prime minister in 1984, Brian Mulroney hosted Desmond Tutu, the bishop of Johannesburg and a powerful South African anti-apartheid leader, in his office in Ottawa.
Brian Mulroney instrumental in freeing Edmonton mayor from wrongful imprisonment in India
Brian Mulroney is being remembered by politicians in Alberta from both sides of the aisle as a dedicated statesman who helped others.
Brian Mulroney will have a 'right and fitting tribute,' says Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday the state funeral for the late Brian Mulroney will be a «right and fitting tribute» for a titan of Canadian politics.
Child-care legislation passes final hurdle, set to become law
Legislation that commits the federal government to long-term funding of the national child-care system is poised to become law.
Brian Mulroney, former prime minister, will get state funeral
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be given a state funeral, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.
Brian Mulroney death: Quebec mourns one of its own ‘transformational’ leaders
Brian Mulroney, Canada’s 18th prime minister and one of the country’s consequential leaders, is being remembered by politicians of all stripes as “transformational” and as a “very sincere man who was honest and direct.”