And look, I was a big, brassy guy who won and won big. I did what I wanted.

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

Like all of us, there were many facets to Margaret Thatcher's personality. In private she was kind, thoughtful, charming. Very attentive to her interlocutors. She took time to be concerned - she knew all about my children and wife Mila and so on.

I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international priorities.

And look, I was a big, brassy guy who won and won big. I did what I wanted.

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.

I would go to them and I would explain this is the price of going forward. We're going to move ahead in all these other areas. We're moving ahead in tax reform and GST, we are moving ahead on trade, but this will not be done at the cost of the environment.