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Brian Mulroney

Prime Minister of Canada, 1984 to 1993

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Canada’s Progressive Conservative prime minister signed free-trade deals with the United States and Mexico and struck an acid-rain treaty with Washington.

Brian Mulroney sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning free market on economy and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority.

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Where Brian Mulroney sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Brian Mulroney

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing President of France, 1974 to 198199%Ludwig Erhard Chancellor of West Germany, 1963 to 196699%Thabo Mbeki President of South Africa, 1999 to 200899%Edward Heath Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970 to 197499%David Brooks American columnist99%Helmut Kohl Chancellor of Germany, 1982 to 199899%John Major Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1990 to 199799%Mario Draghi Prime Minister of Italy, 2021 to 202299%

People furthest from Brian Mulroney

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 194011%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 191015%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 200616%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 198017%

Political views closest to Brian Mulroney

OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…99%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…99%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…98%Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.98%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: A1C LYNCH, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.