An urn containing John Crosbie's ashes will be displayed at the House of Assembly, open to the public between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

John Crosbie served in the Conservative governments of prime ministers Brian Mulroney and Joe Clark.

The quote, based on a conversation Mulroney had with his father Benedict in 1955, reads: "The only way out of a paper mill town is through a university door."

The $60-million Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, housed in a new 75,000-square-foot building called Mulroney Hall, will offer what it says will be Canada's only public policy program for undergraduates.

The former prime minster says he is forever indebted to the hospital after one of its doctors, pancreatic surgeon André Roy, saved his life back in 2005.

Jody Wilson-Raybould has held up Brian Mulroney as a prime minister who knew better than to politically interfere with his attorney general's judgment when it comes to criminal prosecutions.

MPP Amanda Simard said the comments belong to another era and have no place in a respectful and egalitarian society.

More than 200 people came out for the black-tie event, including this year's guest of honour, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna.

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney and the late president George H.W. Bush were the conservative architects of a landmark environmental policy on acid rain.

Liberal MP Scott Brison and ambassador David MacNaughton will join former prime minister Brian Mulroney in representing Canada at Wednesday's state funeral for former U.S. president George H.W. Bush.