I have had some great successes and great failures. I think every entrepreneur has. I try to learn from all of them.

I have great people working for me now. I surround myself with smart people.

I have no baggage in politics. I've never been a politician. I don't owe anybody anything.

I actually think being an entrepreneur is a state of mind. If you're going to be an entrepreneur, my thesis is that you have to sacrifice everything for some period in your life to be successful. You have to be myopic and completely focused and unbalanced in every way. Once you've achieved success, you're free to do whatever you like.

I like gold because it is a stabilizer; it is an insurance policy.

Canada has always been ready for the truth. I think they actually appreciate a politician or anybody as a leader who tells the truth.

I have had some great successes and great failures. I think every entrepreneur has. I try to learn from all of them.