Former prime minister Brian Mulroney told his son Mark that Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s speech at the Conservative Convention was “the best convention speech I have ever witnessed.” .“Pierre’s command of such a large amount of information in both official languages for half an hour was extremely impressive,” said Brian in a statement. .“The only other speech that may have challenged his was his wife Ana’s!” .Poilievre said at the Conservative Convention on Friday the worst part about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is what he thinks of average Canadians. .READ MORE: Poilievre says Trudeau's wrong about his life being tough.“Recently in Charlottetown, he said everyone should stop picking on him, because it is a really tough time to be a politician,” he said. .“No, Mr. Trudeau.”.Brian admitted he attended his first convention in 1956 for former prime minister John Diefenbaker. He has seen a number of political speeches since then. .Poilievre thanked Brian for "introducing the Bank of Canada’s legal mandate of low inflation and sound money." .“I will restore it,” he said. .Mulroney told the Atlantic Economic Forum in June that Trudeau has handled his responsibilities well, but he did not speak about Poilievre. .READ MORE: WATCH: Mulroney says Trudeau will be remembered for his leadership.“This is far from the trivia and the trash and the rumours of Parliament Hill,” he said. .“Let me deal with some of the items that our guest speaker has had to deal with in his time in office.”
