Joe Biden reflects on Mulroney’s ‘abiding love for Canada’ [Video]

U.S. President Joe Biden has released a statement honouring former prime minister Brian Mulroney who passed away on Thursday.

“I got to know the prime minister when I served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,” the statement says.

“I saw firsthand his commitment to the friendship between our two nations, as well as his abiding love for Canada and its people.”

Biden recalled Mulroney’s legacy working with former U.S. president Ronald Reagan on the Acid Rain Treaty – an agreement between both countries to address transboundary air pollution in 1991.

The U.S. president also cited Mulroney’s work on the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and signing the modern North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) agreement.

“Mulroney was fearless and not afraid to stand up for causes he cared about like advocating against racial apartheid in South Africa,” the statement added.

Biden said he and first lady Jill paid their respects to …