Editing Brian Mulroney (section)

== After politics (1993–2024) ==
After leaving office, Mulroney served as an international business consultant and was a partner with the law firm [[Norton Rose]]. He, up until his death in 2024, sat on the board of directors of multiple corporations, including [[The Blackstone Group]], [[Barrick Gold]], [[Quebecor Inc.]], [[Archer Daniels Midland]], Cendant Corp. (New York), AOL Latin America, Inc. (New York), Cognicase Inc. ([[Montreal]]) and Acreage Holdings, one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/brian-mulroney-joins-board-of-directors-of-new-york-based-pot-company-1.4137726|title=Brian Mulroney joins board of directors of New York-based pot company {{!}} CTV News|website=www.ctvnews.ca|date=October 17, 2018|access-date=December 28, 2018|archive-date=December 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228130753/https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/brian-mulroney-joins-board-of-directors-of-new-york-based-pot-company-1.4137726|url-status=live}}</ref> He was a senior counsellor to Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, a global private equity fund in [[Dallas]], chairman of Forbes Global (New York), and was a paid consultant and lobbyist for [[Karl-Heinz Schreiber]] beginning in 1993. He was also chairman of various international advisory boards and councils for many international companies, including Power Corp. (Montreal), Bombardier (Montreal), the China International Trust and Investment Corp. (Beijing), [[J.P. Morgan Chase and Co.]] (New York), Violy, Byorum and Partners (New York), VS&A Communications Partners (New York), Independent Newspapers ([[Dublin]]) and General Enterprise Management Services Limited ([[British Virgin Islands]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nupge.ca/news_2004/n23jn04a.htm|title=Mulroney-Harper alliance bad news for Canada's workers|publisher=Nupge.ca|date=June 23, 2004|access-date=June 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928000917/http://www.nupge.ca/news_2004/n23jn04a.htm|archive-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>

In 1998, Mulroney was accorded Canada's highest civilian honour when he was made a [[List of Companions of the Order of Canada|Companion]] of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teneo.com/person/the-right-honourable-brian-mulroney-p-c/|title=The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, P.C.|publisher=Teneo|accessdate=March 1, 2024|archive-date=December 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206015438/https://www.teneo.com/person/the-right-honourable-brian-mulroney-p-c/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Mulroney Thatcher and Gorbachev at Reagan's funeral.jpg|thumb|At the [[funeral of Ronald Reagan]] with former Soviet president [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], former Japanese Prime Minister [[Yasuhiro Nakasone]] and former British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]]]]

In 2003, Mulroney received the [[Woodrow Wilson Awards|Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service]] from the [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]] of the [[Smithsonian Institution]] at a ceremony in Montreal.<ref name=woodrow/> The award was in recognition of his career in politics.<ref name=woodrow>{{cite web|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/canada-institute-mourns-passing-brian-mulroney|title=The Canada Institute Mourns the Passing of Brian Mulroney|publisher=Wilson Center|accessdate=March 1, 2024|archive-date=March 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302060838/https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/canada-institute-mourns-passing-brian-mulroney|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2004, Mulroney delivered a keynote speech in Washington, D.C., celebrating the tenth anniversary of the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/nafta-10-wilson-center-sponsors-conference-celebrating-tenth-anniversary-the-historic-trade|title=NAFTA at 10: Wilson Center Sponsors Conference Celebrating Tenth Anniversary of the Historic Trade Agreement|publisher=Wilson Center|accessdate=March 1, 2024|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818113443/https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/nafta-10-wilson-center-sponsors-conference-celebrating-tenth-anniversary-the-historic-trade|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2004, Mulroney presented a eulogy for former U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the [[Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan|latter's state funeral]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mulroneyinstitute.ca/node/341|title=Eulogy for President Ronald Reagan|publisher=Mulroney Institute|accessdate=March 1, 2024|archive-date=February 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217135259/https://www.mulroneyinstitute.ca/node/341|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 [[Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford|state funeral]] of former president [[Gerald Ford]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mulroney-to-represent-canada-at-fords-funeral/article973730/|title=Mulroney to represent Canada at Ford's funeral|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=December 30, 2006|accessdate=March 1, 2024|archive-date=March 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302070840/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mulroney-to-represent-canada-at-fords-funeral/article973730/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2005, as part of a physical examination, a CT scan revealed two small lumps in one of Mulroney's lungs. In his youth, Mulroney had been a heavy smoker. His doctors performed a biopsy, which ruled out cancer (his surgery is sometimes cited as an example of the dangers of unnecessary testing).<ref>[http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/21/a-check-on-physicals/ A Check on Physicals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121065210/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/21/a-check-on-physicals/ |date=January 21, 2013 }}, By Jane E. Brody, ''The New York Times'', January 21, 2013</ref> He recovered well enough to tape a speech for the [[Conservative Party of Canada]]'s 2005 Policy Convention in Montreal in March, though he could not attend in person. He later developed [[pancreatitis]], and he remained in hospital for several weeks. It was not until April 19 that his son, Ben Mulroney, announced he was recovering and would soon be released.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/pancreatitis-keeps-mulroney-in-hospital-1.524167 |accessdate=November 14, 2021 |title=Pancreatitis keeps Mulroney in hospital |website=CBC |date=March 25, 2005 |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030083817/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/pancreatitis-keeps-mulroney-in-hospital-1.524167 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 12, 2005, veteran writer and former Mulroney confidant [[Peter C. Newman]] released ''[[The Secret Mulroney Tapes: Unguarded Confessions of a Prime Minister]]''. Based largely on remarks from the former prime minister, which Newman had taped with Mulroney's knowledge, the book set off national controversy. Newman had been given unfettered access to Mulroney for a thorough biography and claims Mulroney did not honour an agreement to allow him access to confidential papers.<ref>Newman, p. 50.</ref> This led Mulroney to respond at the annual Press Gallery Dinner, which is noted for comedic moments, in Ottawa on October 22, 2005. The former prime minister appeared on tape and very formally acknowledged the various dignitaries and audience groups before delivering the shortest speech of the night: "Peter Newman: Go fuck yourself. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and good night."<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/LfGx39FnlJU Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090719235046/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfGx39FnlJU&feature=related Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfGx39FnlJU&NR=1|title=Video of Brian Mulroney's speech to the Press Gallery Dinner|via=YouTube|date=December 12, 2006|access-date=June 7, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2014, Mulroney became the chairman of [[Quebecor]] and defused tensions resulting from the continuing influence of former president and CEO [[Pierre Karl Péladeau]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/peladeaus-political-exit-raises-questions-for-quebecor/article29829458/|title=Péladeau's political exit raises questions for Quebecor|website=The Globe and Mail|access-date=May 4, 2016|archive-date=May 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504120311/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/peladeaus-political-exit-raises-questions-for-quebecor/article29829458/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 5, 2018, Mulroney presented a eulogy for former U.S. President George H. W. Bush during the [[Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush|latter's state funeral]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-brian-mulroney-eulogy-for-former-president-george-hw-bush-funeral/|title=Transcript: Brian Mulroney's eulogy for former President George H.W. Bush|date=December 6, 2018|publisher=CBS News|accessdate=March 1, 2024|archive-date=March 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301132641/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-brian-mulroney-eulogy-for-former-president-george-hw-bush-funeral/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Airbus/Schreiber affair ===
{{Main|Airbus affair}}

On September 29, 1995, the Canadian Department of Justice, acting on behalf of the RCMP, sent a Letter of Request to the Swiss Government asking for information related to allegations that Mulroney was involved in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the Government of Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mulroney Launches Suit|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mulroney-launches-suit/|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=December 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219033533/http://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mulroney-launches-suit/|url-status=live}}</ref> The investigation pertained to "improper commissions" allegedly paid to German-Canadian businessman [[Karlheinz Schreiber]] (or to companies controlled by him), Brian Mulroney and former Newfoundland premier [[Frank Moores]] in exchange for three government contracts.<ref name="oliph">{{Cite web |url=http://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpublications.gc.ca%2Fcollections%2Fcollection_2010%2Fbcp-pco%2FCP32-92-2-2010-1-eng.pdf |title=Government of Canada website – Oliphant Commission p. 54 |access-date=December 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205194727/http://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpublications.gc.ca%2Fcollections%2Fcollection_2010%2Fbcp-pco%2FCP32-92-2-2010-1-eng.pdf |archive-date=December 5, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name="oliph" />

This Letter of Request (LOR) "and its contents were to be kept confidential" but the letter was leaked to the media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/bcp-pco/CP32-92-3-2010-eng.pdf|date=May 31, 2010|title=Report of the Oliphant Commission|author=((Commission of Inquiry into Certain Allegations Respecting Business and Financial Dealings Between Karlheinz Schreiber and the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney))|website=publications.gc.ca|access-date=January 18, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413235902/https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/bcp-pco/CP32-92-3-2010-eng.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, Mulroney launched a $50 million libel lawsuit against the Government of Canada and the RCMP on November 20, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=Superior Court exhibit|url=http://www.williamkaplan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/exhibit-26.pdf|website=William Kaplan|access-date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=December 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205194648/http://www.williamkaplan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/exhibit-26.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 5, 1997, Mulroney agreed to an out-of-court settlement of $2.1 million with the Government of Canada and the RCMP.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mulroney Wins Apology|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mulroney-wins-an-apology/|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=December 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221031601/http://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mulroney-wins-an-apology/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Oliphant Commission Report in 2010 stated that Mulroney accepted $225 000 from Schreiber, and former justice minister [[Allan Rock]] said he would have used a different litigation strategy in the libel case had he known about these payments.<ref name="CBC Jun 2010">{{Cite news |last=CBC News |date=June 2, 2010 |title=Mulroney deserved libel settlement: spokesman |language=en-US |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mulroney-deserved-libel-settlement-spokesman-1.960549 |access-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025741/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mulroney-deserved-libel-settlement-spokesman-1.960549 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mulroney did not disclose that he had received money from Schreiber (which Schreiber alleges was a total of $300,000 in instalments of $100,000 in three separate occurrences between 1993 and 1994 given to Mulroney under the code name "Britan" in brown paper envelopes/bags in denominations of $1,000 during secret hotel exchanges). Later, on February 2, 1998, Schreiber met with Mulroney at Mulroney's invitation to the hotel Savoy in Zurich, where, before a spread of smoked salmon and appetizers, Mulroney tried to get Schreiber to verify that nothing could connect Mulroney to the money.<ref>"The Payments and the Taxman." The Globe and Mail, Greg McArthur, October 31, 2007,</ref> Later on, when further information was leaked to the public, Mulroney stated that there was nothing wrong with accepting envelopes of $1,000 bills (which he put into safes and safe deposit boxes without reporting tax on it as income for years after).<ref>"Mulroney: nothing wrong accepting envelopes of $1,000 bills", The Hamilton Spectator, Friday, May 15, 2009</ref> The Oliphant Commission, presided over by Justice Jeffrey Oliphant, reported on May 31, 2010, that Mulroney "failed to live up to the standard of conduct that he himself adopted in the 1995 ethics code.  Oliphant J. said he could not accept Mulroney's testimony that his acceptance of $225,000 cash was an error in judgment.  Rather, it was an attempt to hide the transactions.<ref>"Brian Mulroney acted inappropriately in accepting cash, inquiry finds" The Toronto Star, May 31, 2010, Les Whittington, Richard J. Brennan, Ottawa Bureau</ref>

=== Conservative Party of Canada ===
Mulroney played an influential role by supporting the merger of the [[Canadian Alliance]] (successor of the Reform Party) with the Progressive Conservatives to form the [[Conservative Party of Canada]]; Mulroney joined the new party upon its formation in 2003.<ref name=merger>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/12/18/opinion/right-wing-merger-was-tragedy-stephen-harper?page=1|title=This right-wing merger was a tragedy|date=December 18, 2023 |publisher=National Observer|accessdate=March 1, 2024}}</ref> This distinguished him from other prominent PC politicians, such as former prime ministers Joe Clark and Kim Campbell, who became [[independent politician|independents]] as they believed that the Conservative Party was too right-wing and drifting toward social conservatism.<ref name=merger/>

According to press reports, Mulroney's membership lapsed in 2006. In early 2009, Mulroney "called a high-ranking person in the party and asked that his name be removed from all party lists" due to his anger at the continued inquiry into his financial affairs,<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090331.wparty01sb/BNStory/politics/home Mulroney not a Tory any more?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404042431/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090331.wparty01sb/BNStory/politics/home |date=April 4, 2009 }}, Campbell Clark, ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 1, 2009,</ref> although he denies this claim.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090408.wPOLharper0408/BNStory/politics/home Ignatieff has 'no moral compass,' PM says] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411033829/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090408.wPOLharper0408/BNStory/politics/home |date=April 11, 2009 }}, Brian Laghi, ''The Globe and Mail'', April 8, 2009,</ref> A Mulroney confidant, speaking on condition of anonymity, called the party's claims preposterous. "He's part of the history of this party; you can't rewrite history. If they're worried about branding, then shut the inquiry down. They're the ones who called the inquiry."<ref>[https://archive.today/20120730203253/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090331/mulroney_tories_090331/20090331?hub=QPeriod Tories, Mulroney in tiff over party membership]. March 31, 2009, CTV.ca</ref>

Months before the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]], Mulroney endorsed Prime Minister Stephen Harper while campaigning for [[Eric Girard (Groulx MNA)|Eric Girard]], a family friend and the Conservative candidate for [[Lac-Saint-Louis|Lac St. Louis]].<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Brian Mulroney shelves criticism of PM Harper in rare stump speech |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/brian-mulroney-shelves-criticism-of-pm-harper-in-rare-stump-speech-1.2417516 |website=CTV News |access-date=December 2, 2021 |date=June 11, 2015 |archive-date=December 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202041600/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/brian-mulroney-shelves-criticism-of-pm-harper-in-rare-stump-speech-1.2417516 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mulroney campaigned for Conservative Leader [[Erin O'Toole]] in the run-up of the [[2021 Canadian election]].<ref>[https://www.cp24.com/news/mulroney-campaigns-for-o-toole-in-quebec-comparing-now-to-time-before-1984-win-1.5586556 Mulroney campaigns for O'Toole in Quebec, comparing now to time before 1984 win] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213012/https://www.cp24.com/news/mulroney-campaigns-for-o-toole-in-quebec-comparing-now-to-time-before-1984-win-1.5586556 |date=September 20, 2021 }} September 15, 2021, cp24.com</ref> Just a month and a bit later, Mulroney criticized him on the matter of [[COVID-19 vaccination in Canada|COVID-19 vaccinations]], stating that he should show "leadership" and expel unvaccinated MPs from the Conservative caucus.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aiello |first1=Rachel |title=O'Toole should show 'leadership' and show unvaccinated Conservative MPs the door: Former PM Mulroney |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/o-toole-should-show-leadership-and-show-unvaccinated-conservative-mps-the-door-former-pm-mulroney-1.5644326 |website=CTV News |access-date=November 7, 2021 |date=October 31, 2021 |archive-date=November 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107055342/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/o-toole-should-show-leadership-and-show-unvaccinated-conservative-mps-the-door-former-pm-mulroney-1.5644326 |url-status=live }}</ref> 

On June 2022, Mulroney said to an audience at Laval University that he could not see himself within the modern Conservative Party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Racine |first=Jean-François |date=2022-06-14 |title=Mulroney ne se reconnaît plus dans le PCC actuel |url=https://www.journaldequebec.com/2022/06/14/universite-laval-un-hommage-a-brian-mulroney |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Le Journal de Québec}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2025-04-04 |title=Opinion: Pierre Poilievre spurned Brian Mulroney's advice, and is paying the price |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-pierre-poilievre-spurned-brian-mulroneys-advice-and-is-paying-the/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> In October 2022, Mulroney said he supported the Conservatives' new leader, [[Pierre Poilievre]], who reached to Mulroney after his leadership victory.<ref name=":3" /> Mulroney said that he urged Poilievre to move closer to the [[political centre]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Van Dyk |first1=Spencer |title=Mulroney backing Conservatives' Poilievre, but cautions he won't win going 'extreme right' |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/mulroney-backing-conservatives-poilievre-but-cautions-he-won-t-win-going-extreme-right-1.6102069 |website=CTV News |access-date=October 9, 2022 |date=October 9, 2022 |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009163138/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/mulroney-backing-conservatives-poilievre-but-cautions-he-won-t-win-going-extreme-right-1.6102069 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Other political interventions ===

In 2003, Mulroney criticized the Chrétien government's foreign policy. He expressed his disappointment with the Liberals strengthening relations with China, Russia, and Germany. Instead, he voiced his support for the United States, stating, "I want to stick with my old friends and allies." He also voiced his support for the [[Iraq War]] and said Canada would have supported the United States in Iraq if he was still prime minister.<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Mulroney would've helped "old friends" in Iraq war |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mulroney-would-ve-helped-old-friends-in-iraq-war-1.406315 |website=CBC News |access-date=December 27, 2021 |date=May 9, 2003 |archive-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227015442/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mulroney-would-ve-helped-old-friends-in-iraq-war-1.406315 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2023, Mulroney praised Liberal Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]]'s handling of negotiations of the [[United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement]] (USMCA) and Trudeau's handling of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada|COVID-19 pandemic]]. Mulroney also criticized former US President [[Donald Trump]], saying that he "was out to sabotage Canada."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tutton |first1=Michael |title=Brian Mulroney praises Trudeau's leadership, omits any mention of Poilievre |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/brian-mulroney-praises-trudeau-s-leadership-omits-any-mention-of-poilievre-1.6448422 |website=CTV News |access-date=June 20, 2023 |date=June 20, 2023 |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620224714/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/brian-mulroney-praises-trudeau-s-leadership-omits-any-mention-of-poilievre-1.6448422 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 21, 2023 |title=Opinion: Brian Mulroney and Justin Trudeau: A Conservative-Liberal love-in like no other |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-brian-mulroney-and-justin-trudeau-a-conservative-liberal-love-in-like/ |access-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709034119/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-brian-mulroney-and-justin-trudeau-a-conservative-liberal-love-in-like/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Memoir ===
[[File:Mulroney-Reismann Shill.JPG|thumb|Mulroney appears during an interview with [[Heather Reisman]], speaking about his memoirs.]]

Mulroney's ''[[Memoirs: 1939–1993]]'' was released on September 10, 2007. Mulroney criticizes Pierre Elliot Trudeau for avoiding military service in [[World War II]], and favourably references sources that describe the young Trudeau as holding [[anti-Semitic]] nationalist views and having an admiration for fascist dictators.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mulroney-slams-trudeau-as-lacking-moral-fibre-to-lead-1.653081|publisher=[[CBC News]]|title=Mulroney slams Trudeau as lacking moral fibre to lead|date=September 5, 2007|access-date=October 7, 2011|archive-date=April 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417030039/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2007/09/05/mulroney-trudeau.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=ea44c2a3-bbd4-49bd-bac7-3cbf450d6037 |title=National Post: Repairing Trudeau's mistakes |publisher=Canada.com |date=September 5, 2007 |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604105917/https://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=ea44c2a3-bbd4-49bd-bac7-3cbf450d6037 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 }}</ref> [[Tom Axworthy]], a prominent Liberal strategist, responded that Trudeau should be judged on his mature views. Historian and former MP and Trudeau biographer [[John English (Canadian politician)|John English]] said, "I don't think it does any good to do this kind of historical ransacking to try to destroy reputations."<ref>[http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2007-09-06T220440Z_01_N06378261_RTRIDST_0_CANADA-CANADA-MULRONEY-COL.XML Reuters: Mulroney lashes Trudeau, calls him a coward]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iA2NeBoAs3lBoCyZ4Zbdnimvyu2A]{{dead link|date=June 2010}}</ref>

=== Death and state funeral ===
{{main|Death and state funeral of Brian Mulroney}}
Mulroney had suffered several years of declining health leading up to his death. He had been hospitalized as the result of a fall at his home in [[Palm Beach, Florida]], and died on February 29, 2024, at the age of 84.<ref name="CP-March-15">{{cite news|title=Here's what you need to know about the state funeral for former PM Brian Mulroney|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|date=March 15, 2023|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-state-funeral-for-former-pm-brian-mulroney/article_1f219c48-9f3b-5a5e-af3d-f2969d5e3bcb.html|access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/world/canada/brian-mulroney-former-canadian-prime-minister-is-dead-at-84.html|title = Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister Who Led Canada Into NAFTA, Dies at 84|last = Cowell|first = Alan|date = February 29, 2024|accessdate = February 29, 2024|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240229233923/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/world/canada/brian-mulroney-former-canadian-prime-minister-is-dead-at-84.html|archive-date = February 29, 2024|url-status = live}}</ref>

Mulroney's remains were repatriated on March 8, 2024, at [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport]]. A tribute in the House of Commons of Canada was held on March 18, after MPs agreed to suspend sitting.<ref>{{cite news|title=Body of former prime minister Brian Mulroney arrives back in Canada|last=Goldrick|first=Hayley|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|date=March 9, 2024|work=[[CityNews]]|location=Toronto, Ontario|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/03/09/body-of-former-prime-minister-brian-mulroney-arrives-back-in-canada/|access-date=March 10, 2024}}</ref> Mulroney lay in state at the [[Sir John A. Macdonald Building]] in Ottawa on March 19–20, before laying in repose at [[St. Patrick's Basilica, Montreal]] on March 21–22. A state funeral was held at the [[Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)|Notre-Dame Basilica]] on March 23 and was attended by Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] as well as former prime ministers [[Jean Chrétien]], [[Joe Clark]], [[Stephen Harper]] and [[Kim Campbell]], hockey player [[Wayne Gretzky]], former UK Prime Minister [[John Major]], [[Sarah, Duchess of York]], and actor [[Ryan Reynolds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/mulroney-canada-state-funeral-prime-minister-6f917202d1a60f6f0b11267bf729c2a8 |title=Canada holds a state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of its most consequential prime ministers |date=March 23, 2023|website=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=March 23, 2023}}</ref> He was buried at [[Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery]] in Montreal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cimetierenotredamedesneiges.ca/fr/recherche-personne-defunte|title=Recherche d'une personne défunte: Brian Mulroney (T01213)|year=2024|website=[[Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery]]|location=Montreal, Quebec|language=fr|access-date=March 27, 2024|archive-date=March 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327102044/https://www.cimetierenotredamedesneiges.ca/fr/recherche-personne-defunte|url-status=dead}}</ref>