John Crosbie Funeral: Brian Mulroney delivers heartfelt eulogy for late Canadian politician | FULL

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney delivered a touching eulogy for the late, former prominent politician John Crosbie on Jan. 16.

Crosbie died on Jan. 10 at the age of 88. He served as Newfoundland and Labrador lieutenant-governor, and has been remembered for his sharp wit and for his advocacy for his province.

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[wrenspence]

Mulroney truly was one of Canada's great orators.

[cstarr]

I forgot what a great speaker the former PM was. John Crosbie truly was a guy you want in your corner. RIP John

[FMHammyJ]

No one gives a better eulogy than the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney....

[kookamunga]

John was a good man . He had a sense of humour which is now lacking in politics. He also cared deeply about Newfoundland. We will miss him .

[scottnoddin]

I wish it hadn’t been cut off at the end

[brycemcneil]

From a strictly *policy* perspective, who *really* won the 1983 PC convention?:

Crosbie's biggest supposed weakness was his not speaking French and the fear that would isolate Quebec's place in the country was more precarious than ever by the time Mulroney was done.

Crosbie's biggest *plank* was continentalism, which Mulroney then opposed. Yet it's now one of the two most transformative policies of Mulroney's years (the other being the GST, which Mulroney partially defended as helping make free trade work better in the first place).

If you'd time-travelled from 1983 to 1993 without actually seeing the leaders' faces, you might have thought Crosbie had won.

[seanwebb]

You would have thought that Still and Nash would have shown up.

[mckessa]

Thanks for the GST tax Brian you left us a nice gift

[williamhicken]

This is a justification of policies; it isn't a eulogy. It is history according to Mulroney.