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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

When I was growing up EVERYONE hated Mulroney. GST was the big one, and his desire to tax the Canadian people was even referenced in the greatest Christmas Carol ever written:

When they got to the Causeway, Santa's mood was quite low,
He was down to his very last ho, ho, ho, ho,
They wanted his money: two bits and a Loonie,
They said they were collecting for Brian Mulroney

The only person I ever knew growing up that like Mulroney was my grandfather. He said that the GST and free trade saved the country.

Now, as an adult, I'm inclined to agree with him. In fairness, I think part of it was cool to hate Mulroney just like it was/is cool to hate Nickelback.

I think he took a lot of flack in Ontario with free trade. And the last PM to have the bravery to bring in a new tax(kinda). The following election probably tells us why that was the case.