Quotes from Canada's 19th (1984 - 1993) Prime Minster Brian Mulroney

Tribute to late US President Ronald Reagan (June 2004):  
"Ronald Reagan was a President who inspired his nation and transformed the world."
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Reporting on the First Ministers' Conference to reconcile with Quebec  (May 1987):
"The Meech Lake Agreement springs from the Canadian tradition of honourable compromise".

On the arrival 155 Tamil refugees by boat to New Foundland (Aug 1986):
"We don't want people jumping to the head of the line . . . (but) if we err, we will always err on the side
of justice and on the side of compassion".

At the First Ministers' Conference on the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples (April 1985)
"I see the aboriginal peoples making their special contribution to Canadian society as Indians, Inuit and
Métis. There is no need to sever one's roots."

At The Economic Club of New York (Dec 1984):
"Because of your enormous size and influence, the government of Canada must always be vigilant to
ensure the protection of our integrity and interests."