For example, the Prime Minister earlier this year talked about the importance of the Arctic to our future. He's right. A hundred years from now, the strength of Canada is going to be coming from our resources in the Arctic.

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You can't be chasing 15 rabbits. Otherwise, the public mind cannot follow you.

You can't be chasing 15 rabbits. Otherwise, the public mind cannot follow you.

When I appointed the Minister of the Environment to major cabinet status, the Planning and...

When I appointed the Minister of the Environment to major cabinet status, the Planning and...

And look, I was a big, brassy guy who won and won big. I did...

And look, I was a big, brassy guy who won and won big. I did...

Whether the process proves to be Kyoto or something else, let's acknowledge the urgency of...

Whether the process proves to be Kyoto or something else, let's acknowledge the urgency of...

Every cabinet minister gets a mission statement from the Prime Minister.

Every cabinet minister gets a mission statement from the Prime Minister.

It's my responsibility, and entirely my fault, Of course I regret it. It's the kind...

It's my responsibility, and entirely my fault, Of course I regret it. It's the kind...

Trudeau's contribution was not to build Canada but to destroy it, and I had to...

Trudeau's contribution was not to build Canada but to destroy it, and I had to...

I would go to them and I would explain this is the price of going...

I would go to them and I would explain this is the price of going...

You accumulate political capital to spend it on noble causes for Canada. If you're afraid...

You accumulate political capital to spend it on noble causes for Canada. If you're afraid...

The Conservatives over the years have done a great deal, from Sir John A, to...

The Conservatives over the years have done a great deal, from Sir John A, to...

You cannot name a Canadian prime minister who has done as many significant things as...

You cannot name a Canadian prime minister who has done as many significant things as...

I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international...

I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international...

I am not denying anything I did not say.

I am not denying anything I did not say.

Once you articulate an agenda, you have to follow it.

Once you articulate an agenda, you have to follow it.

And, of course, the fact that Maurice Strong, a Canadian, was in charge made it...

And, of course, the fact that Maurice Strong, a Canadian, was in charge made it...

If everything is very important, then nothing is important.

If everything is very important, then nothing is important.

In politics, Madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy.

In politics, Madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy.

You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country.

You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country.

So that was Reagan's political problem. As a rancher in California, he was an environmentalist...

So that was Reagan's political problem. As a rancher in California, he was an environmentalist...

First, President Reagan was not enthusiastic. But I built up a relationship with him in...

First, President Reagan was not enthusiastic. But I built up a relationship with him in...