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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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

If everything is very important, then nothing is important.

If everything is very important, then nothing is important.

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...

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.

I am not denying anything I did not say.

I am not denying anything I did not say.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...