We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political thrust of our government. We gave it the priority and we sustained it with the money required to make it happen.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

I am not denying anything I did not say.

I am not denying anything I did not say.

If everything is very important, then nothing is important.

If everything is very important, then nothing is important.

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...