RCMP pallbearers carry the casket funeral of former prime minister Brian Mulroney at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Brian Mulroney has been laid to rest. In the fullness of time it will probably become evident that few prime ministers in Canadian history accomplished as much as he did.
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney receives the National Order of Québec from Québec Premier Bernard Landry in May 2002 during a ceremony at the Québec legislature.
(CP PHOTO/Jacques Boissinot)
As we celebrate the 26th International Day of La Francophonie, the most fitting tribute would be to remember the involvement of the late Brian Mulroney.
Nelson Mandela greets people as he walks with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on his arrival in Ottawa, June 17, 1990, for a three-day visit to Canada.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Wm. DeKay
The death of former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney will lead to a wide examination of his legacy. A lasting policy of the Mulroney regime is free trade with the United States.
The five party leaders square off in the English-language debate in Gatineau, Que.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Leaders’ debates are perhaps the most over-rated, media-hyped and uber-analyzed events in politics, though they rarely have a meaningful impact on electoral outcomes.
Justin Trudeau boards his campaign plane in Toronto on Aug. 17.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Is Justin Trudeau correct about the importance of this election? Nobody has a crystal ball to foresee what the government will do in the future. But it’s certainly important to Trudeau’s legacy.
Meng Wanzhou, CFO of the Chinese tech giant Huawei, is shown arriving at a parole office in Vancouver on Dec. 12. Her arrest at the request of the U.S. officials has strained Canada-Chinese relations.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
China is influential, but would not have succeeded in changing the UN human rights system without quiet consent from countries who wished to trade with it, including Canada.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to reporters in Toronto on Sept. 10, 2018, after announcing he’ll invoke the notwithstanding clause in his battle to shrink Toronto city council. Is Ford taking on the “Court Party?”
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov.
Doug Ford’s wielding of the notwithstanding clause is part of a broader opposition to judicial activism that has developed among right-wing politicians and academics in the post-Charter era.