Elected only months before, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was gearing up in December 1984 in preparation for his summit meeting with President Ronald Reagan that would took place in Quebec City in early 1985. It would be informally known as the Shamrock Summit. On this date in 1984 Canada’s 18th Prime Minister sent a letter to Reagan outlining his and Canada’s goals at their upcoming talks. “My hope is that our governments can accomplish together something of lasting significance,” Mulroney wrote. “There is also the defence of our common environment in front of us,” Mulroney said frankly.

Source: CBC News December 19, 2022 11:35 UTC