The former Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney (1984-1993), who negotiated the Free trade treaty with the United States and which would later become a trilateral agreement with Mexicodied this Thursday at the age of 84, according to the family of the conservative politician.

“On behalf of my mother and our family, it is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my father, the honorable Brian Mulroney the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada. died in peacesurrounded by his family”, announced the daughter of the Canadian politician, Caroline Mulroney.

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Current Prime Minister Canadian, Justin Trudeauexpressed regret over Mulroney's death.

“He never stopped working for Canadians and always tried to make this country an even better place. I will never forget the perspectives he shared with me over the years. He was generous, tireless and incredibly passionate,” Trudeau said on social media.

Mulroney, who was born in the French-speaking province of Quebecwas elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in 1983 and a year later, he became Prime Minister of Canada after winning the election with the second highest percentage of MPs in the country's history, 75%.

After coming to power, Mulroney implemented controversially Economic reforms and negotiated with then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan a free trade agreement that many Canada they feared it would irreversibly dilute Canadian sovereignty.

Years later, the agreement would become the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the incorporation of Mexico

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In national politics, Mulroney try to Quebec accepted the 1982 Canadian constitution in exchange for the inclusion in Magna Carta that his home province was a “differentiated society”, unique among the rest of the country's territories.

The refusal in 1987 of the rest of the Canadian provinces to support the constitutional reforms proposed by Mulroney They provoked a resurgence of Quebec nationalism which culminated with the sovereign referendum of 1995 during which supporters of independence obtained 49.4% of the votes.