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Mulroney Fights Back Over Airbus
As usual, Brian Mulroney was dressed for the occasion, impeccably suited in sober, even prime ministerial, blue.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on April 29, 1996
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As usual, Brian Mulroney was dressed for the occasion, impeccably suited in sober, even prime ministerial, blue.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on April 29, 1996
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This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on November 27, 1995. Partner content is not updated. Political circles had been buzzing for weeks about a major police investigation into the biggest civil aviation contract ever given by a Canadian government - the 1988 purchase of 34 Airbus A-320 passenger planes from a European consortium for $1.8 billion.
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Brian Mulroney can't stop laughing. Sunk into the well-upholstered couch in his eleventh-floor, downtown Montreal law office, he is trying to read out loud from a glossy report - but keeps breaking into guffaws.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on May 24, 1999
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Teddy Kennedy was one of the first to call Brian MULRONEY at home last Monday morning with congratulations. The U.S. senator's message, Mulroney later told friends, included the observation that Mulroney "proved that a citizen can take on city hall, and win.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on January 20, 1997
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Public Relations 400: Case Study (honors students only). The client is a former Canadian prime minister who left office with the lowest poll ratings in history.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on October 20, 1997
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that impacts the body’s central nervous system. As of September 2020 an estimated 2.8 million people are living with MS worldwide. Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world with over 90,000 Canadians living with the disease. There is no known cure for MS, but treatments can help address symptoms and slow the progression of the disease.
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On Nov. 14, Peter Munk left his presidential suite at the Jakarta Grand Hyatt and headed to the government offices of Ida Bagus Sudjana, Indonesia's minister of mines and energy.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on December 9, 1996
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