Brian Mulroney Cultivated Close US Ties as Canada's Prime Minister, But Struggled with Quebec Separatism
• Forged close ties with US Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush through free trade agreement • Served as Canada's 18th Prime Minister from 1984-1993 • Won a landslide election in 1984, giving Conservatives their first majority government in 26 years • Pushed for closer US-Canada ties and 1988 free trade agreement with Reagan • Failed to resolve Quebec's constitutional status before leaving office, leading to separatist referendum