Brian Mulroney: Reporter recalls a surprise, touching phone call from former PM

The Globe and Mail's Robert Fife fondly recalls a touching surprise phone call from Brian Mulroney after his wife's mother had died.
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[@peterheiberg566]

Glad he recalls a nice phone call. I recall him leaving his office with a paper bag full of cash.

[@francesrose18]

What... a paper bag full of money?

[@davidmacdonald8882]

Airbus kickback to Mulroney, a bag of cash. For some reason Mulroney didn’t think he had to claim it. A real CONservative. But to be fair, all politicians are con artists.

[@dangrather1280]

Won’t lose any sleep over it.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Of course you're not going to lose sleep over someone you didn't know personally, but making a point saying that implies that you have no empathy for him and his family. There's just no need to be so nasty. Act like a human being.

[@stipul]

A true slime ball.

[@phodenius]

I do recall him stealing the furniture from 24 Sussex Dr…

[@francesrose18]

Omg! Stealing the furniture! That's awful! 😮😟

[@NonNone-qm4zi]

Not stealing, alternate relocating of...

[@user-mi7bf3dy1r]

Lol

[@waynedaub1889]

One less vacancy in hell 3rd worst prime in history Trudeau 1 2 nailed it

[@ClappOnUpp]

Compared to this current Prime minister, he now looks like a saint 😂😂😂

[@CryptanalystDigitalSolutions]

84 years too late

[@hoboonwheels9289]

He was slicker than Justin for sure.

[@johnbrowne2170]

No one is slicker than Trudeau unless it was his father.

[@jamesjacobson3966]

He was the biggest and most disappointing mistake I ever voted for.

[@ClappOnUpp]

I'm assuming you didn't vote for Trudeau then😂

[@rockettman2025]

Terrible PM

[@mar6553]

He was a very easy going person. One time a friend and I was walking down the road from him and we yelled out HI AND CALLED HIM BY HIS NAME AND HE YELLED BACK Hi waving and smiling… so natural

[@paulday-lh5mx]

Mulroney and the GST! Ya. He was awesome. No use for politicians thank you.

[@polarnights7005]

Who cares?

[@harjinderparmar633]

Oh well thats where it Ends. He might get few more flowers than ordinarily canadian citizens 😂

[@kevinspence5093]

Lie'n Brian

[@bibipersaud9018]

The crook is dead???? Please..

[@robertevans1996]

Regan Thatcher Mulroney, trifecta of misery

[@alfredathelstan4375]

have you been to California or Portland recently ?

[@johnbrowne2170]

Regan and Thatcher were outstanding.

[@mindgames7411]

@@alfredathelstan4375 Funny you mention that. It was g/u/n grabber Reagan that banned open carry in California…. the beginning of California’s erosion of f/i/rearm rights.
But I wouldn’t expect a conservative to know real history

[@bonghungk7544]

Did his coffin ⚰️ include the gst?

[@traviscutler9912]

" we would talk about how to screw the working class and how to profit from that!"

[@akshayverma7536]

nobdy gives a damm about

[@user-gm1ej5zn5m]

Won't be missed much!🙄🤡

[@sojourn777]

He was evil

[@momtur4875]

He was a conservative they are all evil but i bet PP will be worse

[@Geekeric]

BREAKING NEWS: Bob Fife had secret crush on Brian Mulroney.

[@macmarle6209]

Wonder if it was safe and effective? Kinda becoming a S.A.D reality and it's just the start.

[@alexjoseph8818]

Will his funeral costs include the GST ? Probably paid for before he implemeted the GST. I wonder . Paid with cash from an enevelope.

[@gavrilopricip11]

i remember seeing Ben Mulroney (son of the ex PM) drunk and coked out at "cafeteria" a bar on st.Laurent Montreal halloween and he was dressed as Dracula ....his ex girlfriend walked up to him and said:" So Ben, a Vampire? what are you dressed as? your Dad when he was finished with our country???" ....makes me think if he died from garlic and a wooden stake to the heart?3

[@malcolmhamilton5200]

I thank Brian for free trade. One of the best things to happen to Canada.

[@puddytat54]

Do you also thank him for the gst?

[@benhaze1010]

@@puddytat54Jesus educate yourself a little bit about how society works before bitching.

[@sterlingfury]

Much love and condolences to the Mulroney family ❤❤❤❤

[@adamgreen5680]

Gfy

[@robertwoodward8797]

I won't miss Mulroney he was an absolute ass

[@papwithanhatchet902]

Third worst PM imo, only surpassed by Harper and Bennett. Isn’t it telling that 8 of the 10 worst PMs are Conservatives?

[@fantasyguru26]

Uh Justin Trudeau is the worst PM of all time. Hands down.

[@wadeross6311]

You sure are negative…..you must be a Liberal.

[@papwithanhatchet902]

@@wadeross6311 Ignorant to facts, hyper-partisan and full of themselves. Yup, what we have here is a conservative.

[@ryang5719]

⁠​⁠@@papwithanhatchet902ignorant to facts, hyper- partisan, and full of themselves. Yes, what we have here is a liberal. Wow, would you look at that, works perfectly for both sides! Keep up the divide eh you fool :)

[@benhaze1010]

@@papwithanhatchet902 Buddy you need to spend a little bit of time reading and learning.

[@karenhull2826]

This is so heartbreaking for Ben and his family. As far as I am concerned his political beliefs were spot on.

[@wendym2432]

😢so sad.

[@PunkrockNoir-ss2pq]

I'm glad he's gone, should have been sooner

[@pauldonovan9713]

Not perfect but so much better than the current Conservative leader.

[@rakelsalibian4272]

he took 43,00 but he forgot to declare it.poor guy.

[@carolynanthony7324]

Bla bla bla