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

Quote by Brian Mulroney

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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.

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...

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.

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

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

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 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 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...

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...

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, 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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...