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Every cabinet minister gets a mission statement from the Prime Minister.
In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy.
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.
Whether the process proves to be Kyoto or something else, let's acknowledge the urgency of global warming.
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.
I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international priorities.
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