International Trade: Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

prime minister Brian Mulroney: In the months following the March, 1985, Shamrock Summit in Quebec City between prime minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. president Ronald Reagan, Mr. Kelleher beavered away, consulting with anybody and everybody, and finally came up with what The called a careful statement of good intentions, according to Globe and Mail. As minister for international trade in Mr. Mulroneys first cabinet, the phlegmatic Mr. Kelleher went on to lay the groundwork for the historic free trade deal with the Americans, and did the initial heavy lifting to allay concerns on this side of the border and You would be forgiven for thinking that, when it came to free trade between Canada and the United States, the most gung-ho guy in the room was the minister for international trade. But James Kelleher seemed awfully cautious. So careful, pronounced Globe columnist Hugh Winsor, that the paper Mr. Kelleher tabled in the fall of 1985 stressed that while the Government of Canada has decided to propose to enter into trade negotiations with the Reagan Administration, it is not committed to concluding a trade agreement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.