Once You Articulate An Agenda, You Have

I Think The Government Has To Reposition Environment On Top Of Their National And International Priorities.

First, President Reagan Was Not Enthusiastic. But I Built Up A Relationship With Him In Other Areas And Then Persuaded Him That This Was Important To Us And To Me, And That We Had To At Least Be In The Process Of Looking At This Seriously.

You Have To Spend Your Political Capital On Great Causes For Your Country.

The Conservatives Over The Years Have Done A Great Deal, From Sir John A, To Diefenbaker, And Others.

When I Appointed The Minister Of The Environment To Major Cabinet Status, The Planning And Priorities Committee, The Signals That That Sent Through Ottawa Were Major, Because That's What The Bureaucracy Understands.