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

Quote by Brian Mulroney

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If everything is very important, then nothing is important.

If everything is very important, then nothing is important.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

I am not denying anything I did not say.

I am not denying anything I did not say.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...