Former prime minister John Turner dies at 91

John Turner, Canada’s 17th prime minister, has died at the age of 91, CTV News has learned. Turner served as a Liberal prime minister from June 30, 1984 to Sept. 17 that same year – the second-shortest tenure in Canadian history. Turner lost in an election that year to then-Progressive Conservative leader Brian Mulroney. Turner was first elected to the House of Commons in 1962 and held many high-profile positions in former prime minister Pierre Trudeau’s caucus, including stint