Former Canadian PM Mulroney, driver of US free trade deal, dies aged 84

FILE PHOTO: Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney speaks during the election campaign tour of Canada's opposition Conservative party leader Erin O'Toole in Orford, Quebec, Canada September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger/File Photo

(Reuters) -Brian Mulroney, the former Canadian prime minister who struck a free trade deal with the U.S. but whose legacy was marred by revelations of improper business dealings with an arms dealer, has died.

Mulroney died peacefully surrounded by family, his daughter Caroline Mulroney posted on social media platform X on Thursday. He was 84.