Canada in the Post-War World
The Mulroney Era

A long walk in the snow
In his final years as prime minister,
Pierre Trudeau devoted his energies
to global issues, launching his own
peace initiative in 1983
Following what he described as a
\"long walk in the snow,\" Trudeau
made a decision: he announced his
resignation from politics in
February 1984

Closer Ties with the US
Brian Mulroney became Canada’s 18th Prime Minister in
September 1984
His approach to international
relations was in many ways
the opposite of Trudeau’s
While Trudeau had worked
to separate Canada from US
interests, Mulroney worked
to forge links