Businessman Peter Pocklington on the politics of envy, legal battles, and why trading Gretzky was the right thing to do

A conversation with Jonathon Gatehouse

by Jonathon Gatehouse on Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:40pm - 0 Comments

Q: You’ve said you’ve learned more from your failures in life than your victories. What have you learned from your current bankruptcy and legal problems?

A: I would never allow myself to become a public person. It’s poison, and the politics of evil are pretty tough. That’s the reason I have legal problems here. California is salted with lawyers, and this country needs tort reform badly. In Canada if you sue and lose, you pay the costs. Here it’s open season.

Q: When you were arrested in March, a lot of people suggested that this was the end of “Peter Puck.” Why are they wrong?

A: The press is normally wrong. This is just a passing phase. It will be over shortly.

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