Royal Commission on War Criminals (Nazis), Deschênes Commission is discussed. Canada - U.S.A. Arctic Agreement. G7 Summit in Toronto is held (1988). Russian spy is mentioned, Mulroney asks to put this in the book. Meeting with Bouchard in Brussels, they meet for dinner. Talking about the election coming up in 1988. Mulroney wants to bring Bouchard into the PC cabinet. Bouchard runs in Alma QC. Meets with Robert Bourassa. Meets with President Reagan at the White House. Appoints John Sopinka to the Supreme Court (1988). ~Mila's brother is getting married in Montréal. Sinclair Stevens is implicated in conflict of interest probe. B.M. can't sign his nomination papers. 1988 Canadian federal election starts. John Turner not having a good campaign. TV debates take place. B.M. talks about the media and specifically the CBC and Pierre Juneau. Free Trade is very big issue during the campaign. P.C.'s and B.M. start huge advertising campaign against the Liberals. U.S. presidential election, Bush Sr. wins. Mulroney wins a majority government. Shuffles cabinet. Meech Lake Accord is discussed. Bourassa is a Free Trade supporter.~Major cabinet shuffle, Kim Campbell comes in to the cabinet. Canada U.S. relations are discussed. Bush sr visits Canada. May 29 B.M. attends NATO Summit in Brussels. B.M. opens Canadian embassy in Washington. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 are discussed briefly. B.M. attends G7 meeting in Paris, 200th anniversary. B.M. talking about visiting Paris (1994) and Mitterrand as former P.M. Nicolas Mulroney is bitten by a dog while visiting Mitterrand in France.~In Vancouver for David Foster's tribute. Bernard Valcourt motorcycle accident in New Brunswick - lost an eye. Canada - U.S. relations are discussed. Stays in touch with vice-presidents Gore, Quayle, Bush. Appoints Ray Hnatyshyn as Governor General of Canada. King Hussein visits Ottawa. Visits President Reagan in Los Angeles on the way to Kuala Lampur for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Concerns from B.M. about Reagan's health. Reaghan gives the Mulroney's a tour of his ranch in California. Reagan's health starts to decline - his memory loss. South Africa is discussed. Benazir Bhutto is discussed. Margaret Thatcher is discussed. There are moments in the recordings that B.M. doesn't want in the book but are mentioned, for example his perspective of Margaret Thatcher and her shortcomings. Recession of 1990 and 1991, painful for Canada. Meech Lake ongoing. Delays implementation of GST and Free Trade. B.M. decides to join The Organization American States. Talks about Lech Walesa and their meeting in Ottawa. B.M. in the Soviet Union. Talks more about Gorbachev.~Soviet Union is discussed , Cold War. Meeting with Gorbachev in 1989. First meeting was in 1985. Meeting with Bush Sr. Free Trade, GST, Deficit, issues of the day are touched upon. Lunch with Reagan, they talk about Nicaragua and the spread of Communism in Central America. BM talks about relationship with Cuba. NAFTA is discussed and BM meets Salinas President of Mexico.~Senator Bob Dole visits B.M. in Ottawa, May 5th meeting in Mont Tremblant for the Quebec Caucus. Talks about destabilization efforts of Lucien Bouchard on the PC caucus. Meech Lake is discussed. Bouchard resigns from cabinet on May 21, 1990. Meetings with provincial premiers - big challenge. Meetings with secretary-general of the UN. Meetings with various dignitaries, for example Gorbachev comes to Ottawa. Nelson Mandela visits Ottawa, and House of Commons - first North American visit. June 9th, Premiers come to an agreement on Meech. Signing on Meech was 3 years earlier. There is a 3 year wait for a constitional ammendment. June 23rd Clyde Wells cancels vote in Newfoundland and Labrador Legislature. Queen visits Canada Day - July.~July 8, G7 Summit in Houston. Oka crisis begins in Oka Québec. B.M. asks for the resignation of Lucien Bouchard (July 25). Sept 6 election for the next Ontario Premier. Bob Rae is the next Ontario Premier. Recession starts, July/August in Canada. Iraq invades Kuwait. B.M. sends Cf-18s to the Persian Gulf. The death of Meech Lake is mentioned. Clyde Wells is responsible in part for the death of Meech. Talks about Clyde Wells, John Crosbie in relation to Hibernia oil field. B.M. devotes 2.8 million for Newfoundland and Hibernia. Oka crisis ends. Tax reform, GST tax is introduced. Gallup poll comes out, P.C.s hit lowest level 15% in history of the poll. World Summit on Children, B.M. is co-chair. Acid Rain Treaty (U.S.-Canada Air Quality Agreement) is signed (1991).Talks about Margaret Thatcher. She is overthrown by her own govt.~Personal pictures in B.M. office at Harrington Lake are discussed. Issues such as Free Trade, high Canadian dollar, inflation rate, implementation of the GST. B.M. and the PCs support U.S. A. against Iraq and Saddam Hussein. B.M. s mother has heart attack. Meeting with Emperor of Japan, Akihito.Gulf War. Meetings between President Bush (sr) and B.M. The Commission on the Political and Constitutional Future of Quebec, also known as the Bélanger-Campeau Commission, was established by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, at the initiative of Premier Robert Bourassa, after the demise of the Meech Lake Accord. GST was discussed again, also the recession. Caucus meeting April 10. Bush story B.M. is in Florida, President Bush arrives on Air Force 1, 747 airplane, talks about how the plane is well equiped, brand new. Very different than our old 707 airplane. B.M. visits Japan, talks about Japanese society. B.M. visits Germany. <12h>