Mulroney breaks ground for Mulroney Institute: ‘It was a major endeavour’
ANTIGONISH, N.S. — Brian Mulroney returned once more to St. Francis Xavier University, his Nova Scotia alma mater, for the official ground-breaking of a $100 million project for which he raised the money and which in part bears his name.
The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government will be dedicated to the study of government, Canada-U.S. relations, and global affairs for undergraduate students.
It will open in May 2019, a few years later than first expected — a delay Mulroney blamed Wednesday on ambition.
“As more money was raised, the plans expanded. It’s now going to be a 95,000 square foot building … Oh, that’s big — believe me that’s big,” he said in an interview.