The first Conservative majority victory in 26 yearsand only the second in 54 yearsinitially seemed to give Mulroney a very formidable position. This Canadian politicsrelated article is a stub. Paul G. Smith, CEO of Toronto tech company Rally Enterprises & Communications, was recently named as Chair of Supply Ontario, a new centralized procurement agency in charge of buying goods and services for the public sector, including supplies for Ontario schools . Mulroney yielded Central Nova back to MacKay and instead ran in the eastern Quebec riding of Manicouagan, which included Baie-Comeau. The creation of the party was motivated by Western Canadian discontent with Mulroney's government and the Progressive Conservatives in general. On October 26, 1992, two referendums, one national (without Quebec) and one in Quebec, were held asking if Canadians agreed with the Charlottetown Accord. Around that time, New Brunswick agreed to ratify the agreement. The government also reduced the range of workers covered by the benefits from unemployment insurance. Mulroney is the grandfather of Lewis H. Lapham III, twins Pierce Lapham and Elizabeth Theodora Lapham, and Miranda Brooke Lapham from daughter Caroline; and twins Brian Gerald Alexander and John Benedict Dimitri and Isabel Veronica (known as Ivy) by son Ben and his wife Jessica. [37], Mulroney's government passed a major tax reform bill, Bill C-139, which was made effective on January 1, 1988. "Abortion law passes by nine votes amid protests." In 1984, the Government of Canada held 61 crown corporations. At the end of the conference, Mulroney stated, "I leave this conference believing we have a better chance of saving the world than we had when we came here. In a televised leaders' debate, Turner launched what appeared to be the start of a blistering attack on Mulroney by comparing his patronage machine to that of the old Union Nationale in Quebec. Because of health problems shortly after becoming party leader, Mulroney quit smoking in 1983. Two years later, at the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Mulroney travelled to Washington, D.C., along with Michael Wilson, Canada's ambassador to the United States, as Canada's representatives at the state funeral of former president Gerald Ford. In 2018 Mulroney was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame[179] and was awarded the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service. Mulroney, who was diagnosed with diabetes in 2010, was prime minister between 1984 and 1993. All 1st-year, full-time undergraduate PGOV students enrolling from high school. Many saw the Accord's defeat as a protest against Mulroney's government, which was heavily unpopular due to the failure of the previous Meech Lake Accord, the introduction of the GST, and the early 1990s recession. For three years from 1986 to 1988, the refundable child tax credits were increased to $549 per year. [103] After an August 1986 meeting in London, Canada, along with other Commonwealth nations, implemented 11 new sanctions on South Africa including bans on new air links, new investment, promotion of tourism,[102] and imports of South African coal, metals and agricultural goods. Brian Mulroney has been senior partner at the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright (formerly Ogilvy Renault) since 1993. [135] As a result, Mulroney launched a $50 million libel lawsuit against the Government of Canada and the RCMP on November 20, 1995. [80], Opinion polls showed that a majority of Canadians supported the Accord. Mulroney did this again at Mar-a-lago, President Trump's Florida estate, with the President himself in the room. He had been under pressure to advise Governor General Jeanne Sauv to cancel the appointmentswhich convention would then have required Sauv to do. [79] On June 23, 1987, Quebec became the first province to approve of the Accord, triggering the three year time limit provided for by the Section 39(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982; this meant that June 22, 1990, would be the last possible day the Accord could pass. The Reform Party opposed the Mulroney government's promotion of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords as well as their introduction of the goods and services tax. It permitted the full deregulation of oil prices and allowed the market forces of international and local supply and demand to determine prices. Mulroney made environmental protection a key focus of his government, securing a treaty with the United States on acid rain and moving Canada to become the first industrialized country to ratify the Convention on Biological Diversity. [citation needed] In addition, he met fellow then Stikeman Elliott lawyer Stanley Hartt, who later played a vital role assisting him during his political career as Mulroney's Chief of Staff. Mulroney was the only one of the eleven leadership candidates who did not provide full financial disclosure on his campaign expenses, and his campaign finished deeply in debt.[2]. The government also increased taxes on alcohol, tobacco and gasoline. Turner replied that "I had no option" except to let the appointments stand. Former prime minister Brian Mulroney told CTV's Question Period he's impressed with new Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre who's been on the job for nearly a month . Despite the many political criticisms, Brian Mulroney served as the longest conservative prime minister in Canada, he attained a struggle through his pre-political life, which lead him to cleaning up his act and leading the conservative party to the greatest majority in Canadian history, he goes on to serve the legacy of one of the greatest Nationally, 54.3 percent opposed the Accord. [63], Mulroney argues he set up the Deschnes Commission of inquiry on Nazi war criminals soon after he was first elected in 1984, even though it was controversial among communities where Nazi criminals posed as respectable citizens.[64]. Family (2) Trivia (3) Prime minister of Canada (1984-1993). [119] In his final days in office, Mulroney conducted a European "farewell" tour using Canadian federal funds. Heather Bird. . [clarification needed], In 2018, CAQ MNA and then Journal de Montreal journalist, Sylvain Lvesque, referred to Mulroney as a political influence when criticizing the relatability of progressive decisions made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Beginning in 1985, Mulroney led an effort within the Commonwealth to sanction the South African government with the goal of pressuring them to end apartheid and release anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela from prison. [93][94][95], The Air India Flight 182 bombing, which originated in Montreal, occurred on June 23, 1985. Although it could have been ratified as a constitutional amendment, Mulroney's government insisted on holding a national referendum to avoid a repetition of the criticism that the Meech Leek Accord was agreed upon without public approval. They have four children. On Friday, the former prime minister's. [110] Mulroney became the first and only federal Canadian Conservative party leader since John A. Macdonald to lead his party to a second majority government. He was Canada's ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 2009 to 2012. Days later, the UN and Red Cross launched an effort to save seven million starving Ethiopians and 22 million others in Africa. Members [ edit] Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada Mila Mulroney, Progressive Conservative political campaigner, wife of Brian Mulroney Drawing upon his labour law experience, he instituted improved labour relations, and, with commodity prices on the rise, company profits soared during the next several years. Diefenbaker had reached his 70th birthday in 1965. In other international activities, he assumed the leadership of the Commonwealth countries against apartheid in South Africa and was appointed Co-chair of the United Nations' World Summit for Children. Mulroney joined with Joe Clark and others in supporting former Justice minister E. Davie Fulton. His citation reads:[178]. Hamilton took Mulroney with him on the campaign trail, where the young organizer gained valuable experience. According to Canadian protocol, as a former Prime Minister, he is styled "The Right Honourable" for life. To combat this Liberal surge, the PCs began running a more negative campaign, capitalizing on the perceived lack of public confidence in Turner, his perceived inability to lead the Liberal Party, and arguing that he only opposed free trade because of political opportunism. [2] He then applied to Universit Laval in Quebec City and restarted first-year law there the next year. Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (/mlruni/; born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. Mulroney, a St. Michael's College alumnus, began his three-year term as President on July 1, 2015 after a long career in the Canadian Foreign Service, including a stint as . [17] In the wake of his loss in the 1976 leadership race, Mulroney battled alcohol abuse and depression for several years; he credits his loyal wife Mila with helping him recover. It therefore needed to be ratified by the federal parliament and the legislatures of all ten provinces. Although he places average or above-average in rankings of Canadian prime ministers, his legacy remains controversial. In 2003, the party merged with Reform's successor, the Canadian Alliance, to create today's Conservative Party of Canada. David & Hildegarde Mahoney Scholarship. After the famine, Mulroney's government increased aid and development funding to Africa. Throughout his political career, Mulroney's fluency in English and French, with Quebec roots in both cultures, gave him an advantage that eventually proved decisive.[2]. Mulroney was born on March 20, 1939, in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, a remote and isolated town in the eastern part of the province. 6 Copy quote. Following in her father's footsteps, Caroline Mulroney is a lawyer and politician who is currently serving as . Thank you ladies and gentlemen, and good night. [145], Mulroney's Memoirs: 19391993 was released on September 10, 2007. A strong advocate for nurturing future generations of leaders, Mr. Mulroney spearheaded the largest fundraising campaign in the history of StFX to establish the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and an undergraduate program in Public Policy and Governance. The Mulroney government's efforts to aid Ethiopia differed Canada from the United States and the United Kingdom, two Western nations which avoided taking action against the famine due to Ethiopia's Marxist regime. Margaret Thatcher, Brian Mulroney et Mikhail Gorbachev, le 11 juin 2004 en la cathdrale de Washington lors des funrailles de Ronald Reagan. Dermot Mulroney, Ray Liotta. By the start of 1984, as Mulroney began learning the realities of parliamentary life in the House of Commons, the Tories took a substantial lead in opinion polling. On September 27, 1990, at the Queen's approval, Mulroney added the eight new Senators, thus giving the Tories their first majority in the Senate in nearly 50 years. It also mandated the federal government to compensate provinces that withdrew from any constitutional amendment that transferred provincial powers to the federal government; the compensation would allow provinces to fund their own programs. Inspiration, Two, Political. In fairness, I don't believe he knows he's lyingOh God, you couldn't take anything he said at face value. In September 1984, Brian Mulroney led the Progressive Conservative party to the largest victory in Canadian history, becoming Canada's eighteenth Prime Minister. The Tories had only won the most seats in that province once since 1896 the 1958 Tory landslide. The family includes the 18th prime minister of Canada Brian Mulroney . [180], 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership election. The trade deal was the main issue of the election, with the Liberals and New Democratic Party (NDP) opposing it; Liberal leader John Turner (who was preparing for his second campaign after Mulroney defeated him in 1984) believed that the agreement would "Americanize" Canada and cost many Canadian jobs. What changed? In her memoirs, Time and Chance, and in her response in the National Post to The Secret Mulroney Tapes, Kim Campbell said that Mulroney left her with almost no time to salvage the Tories' reputation once the bounce from the leadership convention wore off. Joe Clark led the Progressive Conservative party to a minority government in the 1979 federal election which ended 16 years of continuous Liberal rule. In February 2005, as part of a physical examination, a CT scan revealed two small lumps in one of Mulroney's lungs. [130] This led Mulroney to respond at the annual Press Gallery Dinner, which is noted for comedic moments, in Ottawa, October 22, 2005. [31] Mulroney's government cut spending for unemployment insurance; in Spring 1993, the government lowered benefits for unemployed Canadians and eliminated benefits for the unemployed who failed to prove the reason they left their job. Mulroney argues his government's economic policies helped the subsequent government eliminate the deficit. The award was in recognition of his career in politics. In his role as an advance man, Mulroney assisted with Stanfield's successful 1960 re-election campaign. [66] In another free vote, the House of Commons passed the new bill by nine votes. Many Tories were also annoyed with Clark over his slowness in dispensing patronage appointments after he became prime minister in June 1979. He appointed his foreign minister, Joe Clark, as the first minister responsible for constitutional affairs on April 21, 1991. Despite still not being a member of Parliament, Mulroney ran against him, campaigning more shrewdly than he had done seven years before. [29], Despite Mulroney referring to social programs as a "sacred trust" when he was Opposition leader in 1983,[30] he began to reduce expenditures on the programs when he came into office. [21], In the early days of the campaign, Mulroney made several gaffes regarding patronage, including the reference to Ambassador Bryce Mackasey as "there's no whore like an old whore". [49][50]:1215, The environment was a key focus of Mulroney's government. Pawel Dwulit/The Canadian Press. [65] In Spring 1988, the Mulroney government offered a compromise solution that would give easy access to abortion in the early stages of pregnancy and criminalize late-term ones. By late 1982, Joe Clark's leadership of the Progressive Conservatives was being questioned in many party circles and among many Tory members of Parliament, despite his solid national lead over Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in opinion polls, which stretched to 19 percent in summer 1982. This was the first time since the fighting on Cyprus in 1974 that Canadian forces participated directly in combat operations. Also on November 21, Mulroney made a controversial Order in Council which allowed the establishment of the AMEX Bank of Canada (owned by American Express), despite Finance Minister Michael Wilson rejecting AMEX's application to open a Canadian bank in 1986. [71] In August 1986, Mulroney met with provincial premiers in Edmonton, Alberta, where the ministers agreed to the "Edmonton Declaration". Mulroney reportedly demanded Bouchard clarify the remark or resign, and Bouchard supplied a lengthy letter of resignation on May 22, 1990. Mulroney enthusiastically embraced political organization and assisted the local PC candidate in his successful 1956 Nova Scotia provincial election campaign; the PCs, led provincially by Robert Stanfield, won a surprise victory. RELATED: The Best TV Shows . Mulroney's government appointed two Quebec bodies (the Allaire Committee and the Belanger-Campeau Committee) and two national bodies (the Beaudoin-Edwards Committee and the Spicer Commission) to engage in discussions regarding constitutional reform. The Tories had won just over half the popular vote, and no other party crossed the 50-seat mark. Mulroney established a close relationship with U.S. President Ronald Reagan. [28] Mulroney also received death threats for exerting pressure on Manitoba over French language rights. In 1994, CUSFTA was replaced by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which now included Mexico. [22][23] However, most of the campaign is best remembered for Mulroney's attacks on a raft of Liberal patronage appointments. "[81] As criticism grew, support for the Accord declined. In 1989, the government introduced a much stricter bill. Brian Mulroney joined producer-musician David Foster on-stage at the Trump Organization's Mar-a-Lago resort to perform "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling". In Quebec, 56.7 percent opposed it. While Brian Mulroney met with Her Majesty at the outset of meetings in the Bahamas in 1985, the shuttle diplomacy portrayed in the Netflix series "The Crown" was between Thatcher and Mulroney . Launching a blue-ribbon panel to improve health care, implementing a universal basic income, and dismantling systemic racism were among suggestions made by former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, during a virtual discussion on how Canada can come out stronger post COVID-19.. His suggestions which he shared during a public virtual conversation hosted by the University of Calgary's O'Brien . [154], Military historians Norman Hillmer and J. L. Granatstein ranked Mulroney eighth out of 20 among Canada's prime ministers in their 1999 book Prime Ministers: Ranking Canada's Leaders. Mulroney's government transferred the costs of universal health care and higher education to the provinces, breaking tradition of the two levels of government splitting the costs. [45] Mulroney's government also privatized Connaught Laboratories in 1984 through two public issues (one in 1984 and one in 1987)[46][47] and Petro-Canada in 1991. As there was no English-language Catholic high school in Baie-Comeau . [120][121] On June 13, 1993, Mulroney was replaced as leader of the Progressive Conservatives by Defence Minister Kim Campbell. [78] That meant that there was a three year deadline for those amendments to pass. In the election, Chrtien's Liberals won a strong majority government. In 1979, he permanently became a teetotaler. Under Mulroney, military spending growth was reduced to 1.5 percent per year and foreign aid growth was reduced to 3 percent per year. His only daughter, Caroline, unsuccessfully ran for the 2018 Ontario PC leadership race and represents the party in the provincial legislature as the member for YorkSimcoe. [148][149], Mulroney's legacy is complicated and even emotional. His political life began when he was recruited to the campus Progressive Conservative group by Lowell Murray and others, early in his first year. [83] Mulroney, however, claims he fired Bouchard. Finally, the Accord entrenched the structure and appointment process for the Supreme Court of Canada in the constitution; changed the Senate into a Triple-E Senate with reduced powers (such as requiring a majority of all senators and a majority of Francophone senators in certain votes); increased the number of seats in the House of Commons; guaranteed Quebec at least a quarter of the Commons' seats; and increased the number of matters that require unanimous approval for a constitutional amendment. Bush upon his arrival in Ottawa, Canada in 1989. [100], On December 2, 1991, Canada became the first Western nation to recognize Ukraine as an independent country, next day after the landslide referendum in favour of independence in Ukraine. K jeho nejdleitjm poinm pat uzaven dohody s USA o zn volnho obchodu z roku 1988 . Mulroney's foreign affairs minister, Joe Clark, became the first senior Western official to visit Ethiopia during the famine, ahead of UN officials. Mulroney earned a salary well into the six-figure range. Bate also shared sympathy towards her father's reaction over the spoof. Mulroney's government spent tens of millions of dollars to match private donations to combat the famine. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Mulroney is an American and Canadian dual citizen and is married to Andrew Lapham, former executive advisor at Blackstone Canada, former principal at Onex Corporation, and the son of former Harper's Magazine editor Lewis H. Lapham and grandson of Lewis A. Lapham. Table of Contents show. [33], Mulroney's government reduced the federal work force by 1 percent each year from 1986 to 1991, resulting in the laying off of 11,000 federal employees. Scream VI will be the first installment of the franchise without Neve Campbell and David Arquette. The supply ship HMCS Protecteur was also sent to aid the gathering coalition forces. He has been practicing law for 42 years and was the principal of Mulroney & Company, established in 1992, before partnering with Christopher Siver to create Mulroney Siver Law. In June 1987, all ten premiers agreed to ratify the Accord. More than you think", "Government apologizes to Japanese Canadians in 1988", "Criticism of Israel is not necessarily antisemitic: Mulroney", "Pierre Trudeau comes back to tackle Meech Lake CBC Archives", "Lucien Bouchard says 'wounds' remain with Brian Mulroney", "Bouchard was fired in 1990, Mulroney insists on tapes", "Mulroney: I'll never forgive Bouchard's betrayal", "25 years since Elijah Harper said 'no' to the Meech Lake Accord", "Parliamentarian File Clark, The Rt. However, he was not completely successful, even aside from economic and constitutional policy. The bill also limited the lifetime capital gains exemption to $100,000; lowered capital cost allowances; established limitations on deductible business expenses; and cut the dividend tax credit. Brian Mulroney PC, CC, GOQ 18th Prime Minister of Canada In office September 17, 1984 - June 25, 1993 Monarch Elizabeth II Deputy Erik Nielsen(1984-1986) Don Mazankowski(1986-1993) Preceded by John Turner Succeeded by Kim Campbell Leader of the Opposition In office August 29, 1983 - September 16, 1984 Monarch Elizabeth II Preceded by Erik Nielsen In August Mulroney sent the destroyers HMCS Terra Nova and HMCS Athabaskan to enforce the trade blockade against Iraq. [32] Mulroney also put spending limits on medicare. ", "How George H.W. . United States President Ronald Reagan also opposed sanctions, believing that Mandela and other leaders of the African National Congress were communists. [2], Mulroney would frequently tell stories about newspaper publisher Robert R. McCormick, whose company had founded Baie-Comeau. Mulroney's superb political skills of conciliation and negotiation, with opponents often polarized and at odds, proved ideal for this field. On June 25, 1993, Mulroney resigned as prime minister and chose not to run for reelection at the Commons. Clark's key Quebec organizer Rodrigue Pageau was in fact a double agent, working for Mulroney, undermining Clark's support. Mulroney claimed his resignation was not related to the consensus that he would be heavily defeated by Jean Chrtien's Liberals if he led the Tories into the next election, and rather argued he could defeat the Liberals if he sought another term. [2] In the leadership race, Mulroney spent an estimated $500,000, far more than the other candidates, and earned himself the nickname 'Cadillac candidate'. Getty Images In a recent interview, Mulroney credited Bush with two major. Martin Brian Mulroney (born March 20, 1939 ), predominantly known as Brian Mulroney, was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader . In June 2004, Mulroney presented a eulogy for former U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the latter's state funeral. Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studied political science and law. [84][85][86], In early June 1990, all premiers finally agreed to ratify the Accord[note 1] provided there be further constitutional discussions revolving around an elected Senate, the amending formula, equality, and Indigenous issues. Anyone found in violation of the law could be imprisoned for up to two years. The exchange led most papers the next day, with most of them paraphrasing Mulroney's counterattack as "You had an option, siryou could have said 'no.'" [8] She is the Ontario's minister of transportation and minister of Francophone affairs. Some believed the Accord would weaken Quebec separatism. As his business reputation grew, he was invited onto several corporate boards. Mulroney entered 1993 facing a statutory general election. [2] Mulroney and Bourassa would later cultivate a friendship that would turn out to be extremely beneficial when Mulroney ran for re-election in 1988. [75] At the symbolic signing ceremony, the premiers signed the Accord. The bill expanded the tax base for personal and corporate income; lowered rates applicable to taxable income; supplanted exemptions with credits; and removed certain deductions for personal income tax. The Tories only won two seats west of Quebec in the next decade and kept remaining in fifth (last) place. Mulroney told the Toronto Star, "You can have the old style of warring federalism, or you can have genuine co-operative federalism, on which we're trying to build a new country. [134] These contracts involved the purchase of Airbus Industrie aircraft by Air Canada; the purchase of helicopters by the Canadian Coast Guard from Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm GmbH (MBB) in 1986; and the establishment of a manufacturing plant for Thyssen Light Armoured Vehicles (Bear Head Project) in the province of Nova Scotia, a project which Mulroney as prime minister had cancelled. However, the government fell after a successful no-confidence motion over his minority government's budget in December 1979. He had wide discretion to take Canada in virtually any direction he wanted. Mulroney's intense unpopularity at the time of his resignation led many Conservative politicians to distance themselves from him for some years. The unpopularity of the GST and the controversy surrounding its passage in the Senate, combined with the early 1990s recession, the collapse of the Charlottetown Accord, and growing Western alienation that triggered the rise of the Reform Party, caused a stark decline in Mulroney's popularity, which induced him to resign and hand over power to his cabinet minister, Kim Campbell, in June 1993. Frank's editor Michael Bate, called the spoof, intended to mock her unpopular father for bringing her to public adult oriented events, "clumsy" but had no regrets. The Accord also devolved some powers to the provinces such as giving provinces a role in nominating people to serve in some federal institutions (e.g. In June 1997, the federal Liberal government apologized to Mulroney for the false accusations that he had committed fraud in the Airbus scandal. Prior to his political career, he was a . The guy was sneaking into hotel rooms and the campaign bus"; he also said it was "the most incompetent campaign I've seen in my life. ", "Canada's failed experiment with corporate income tax cuts", "Canada's 9% Sales Tax Proposal Stirs Discontent", "Brian Mulroney looks back at GST with no regrets", "When Brian Mulroney upsized the Senate to pass the GST", "Lessons from the North: Canada's Privatization of Military Ammunition Production", "Connaught Labs the greatest mistake ever made by a Canadian government", "June 1, 1985, marks the day the Western Accord on Energy and an open market took over", "That time conservatives saved the planet from climate change", "Years ago, Canada and the U.S. came together to end the acid rain threat. Brian Mulroney Net Worth. [155] Former Bloc Qubcois leader Michel Gauthier considered Mulroney to be the greatest Prime Minister of the last 50 years. These deficits grew the national debt dangerously close to the psychological benchmark of 100 percent of GDP, further weakening the Canadian dollar and damaging Canada's international credit rating. Doug Ford's government is turning to one of the Mulroney's old family friends to help run Ontario's new procurement agency. [5], On May 26, 1973, Mulroney married Mila Pivniki, the daughter of a Serbian-Canadian doctor, Dimitrije Mita Pivniki, from Sarajevo. Mulroney's tenure as prime minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the CanadaUnited States Free Trade Agreement, the goods and services tax (GST) that was created to replace the manufacturers' sales tax, and the privatization of 23 of 61 Crown corporations including Air Canada and Petro-Canada. Literatura [ editovat | editovat zdroj] David Mulroney, former Canadian ambassador to China, said that Canada's future strategy with China should slam the door on "such fictions as the idea that China is inherently peaceful and has no territorial ambitions, that it abides by a policy of non-interference in other countries, that trade is a favour it bestows on friendly nations, and . [18] A New York Times article from 1984, argued that Mulroney was elected from "the right-wing elements" within the party. His essential Achilles heel is his baloney. Mulroney's government provided a 300 million dollar compensation package which included $21,000 to each of the remaining 13,000 survivors, $12 million for a Japanese community fund, and $24 million to create a Canadian race relations foundation. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 14:55. [71], Following the Meech Lake failure, Mulroney sought a second attempt to get Quebec's endorsement of the constitution. 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