Whether it was organizing Canada's first G-7 Summit, directing the Prime Minister's Office or concluding the Free Trade agreement, Derek Burney fused politics, public policy, and diplomacy into a fine art. His memoir is a vivid and revealing account of his remarkable career. At the heart of "Getting it Done" are Burney's colourful vignettes about key politicians. Hear Pierre Trudeau making an off-colour joke to Ronald Reagan and ride in a limousine with a fretful Jimmy Carter before his first G-7. See Colin Powell lose his temper over Canadian concerns about collateral damage in the first...
Whether it was organizing Canada's first G-7 Summit, directing the Prime Minister's Office or concluding the Free Trade agreement, Derek Burney fused ...
