I'm not trying to make friends, I'm trying to make money.

Trump has been very, very open and clear on what he's going to do. He's going to make the U.S. very competitive on taxes, corporate and personal. He's eliminating policy on carbon and the regulatory environment on shale and energy and pipeline development. These are all things that Canada has to do and we no longer have a competitive environment to do them in. It manifests itself in the slow grind of our economy.

The biggest mistake entrepreneurs can make is trying to do everything themselves. They usually blow up when they try. I did an inventory of every deal I've ever done and it turned out that every single deal I made money on was a partnership, and every colossal failure, where I lost millions, was something I tried to do by myself.

So much of life is a negotiation - so even if you're not in business, you have opportunities to practice all around you.

I think a book is your calling card, your business card.

If a man could give birth it would be to a book - it's an 18-month gestation period.

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