So that was Reagan's political problem. As a rancher in California, he was an environmentalist himself. But the President of the United States doesn't control everything that happens in Washington.

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There are so many demands on your time, on your resources, and on the prestige...

There are so many demands on your time, on your resources, and on the prestige...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

We created the Cabinet Committee on the Environment to review the environmental implications of all...

We created the Cabinet Committee on the Environment to review the environmental implications of all...

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 am not denying anything I did not say.

I am not denying anything I did not say.

We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political...

We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political...

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.

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.

I can see now a vision emerging how Canada is going to profit in the...

I can see now a vision emerging how Canada is going to profit in the...

The biggest trading partner of the United States is not West Germany or Japan, it's...

The biggest trading partner of the United States is not West Germany or Japan, it's...

If your only objective is to be popular, you're going to be popular but you...

If your only objective is to be popular, you're going to be popular but you...

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...

For example, the Prime Minister earlier this year talked about the importance of the Arctic...

For example, the Prime Minister earlier this year talked about the importance of the Arctic...

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...