Something within Me : : A Personal and Political Memoir / / Michael Wilson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: Wilson, Michael,
• MitwirkendeR: Mulroney, the Right Honourable Brian,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.) :; 48 b&w illustrations

The late Honourable Michael Wilson was a Canadian politician and business professional. As Minister of Finance under Brian Mulroney, Wilson was one of the key negotiators of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement – one of Canada’s most important economic agreements in the last 50 years, later superseded by NAFTA. In addition, Wilson was responsible for implementing the controversial Goods and Services Tax (GST), which remains key to the federal government today. After his life in Parliament, Wilson served as Ambassador to the United States and Chancellor of the University of Toronto. Outside of politics, Wilson was active in raising awareness of mental health issues following the traumatic loss of his son, Cameron, to suicide. Devoting considerable time to advocacy, he established the Cameron Parker Holcombe Wilson Chair in Depression Studies at the University of Toronto and served as Board Chair for the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Something within Me highlights how Wilson’s personal life blended with his political life and accomplishments, detailing his advocacy for mental health awareness as well his involvement in important pieces of legislation that made significant impacts in Canadian political and economic history. These deeply personal stories, particularly those of a father grappling with his son’s illness and death, remind us of the lives behind the political personas that shape our world.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prologue -- CHAPTER ONE Finding My Way Home -- CHAPTER TWO Lessons in Life, Home and Abroad -- CHAPTER THREE Dollars, Discretion, and Life on the Farm -- CHAPTER FOUR The Power of a Challenging Question -- CHAPTER FIVE Who Will Lead the Way? -- CHAPTER SIX A Platform on Four Pillars -- CHAPTER SEVEN Tearing Down Tariff Walls -- CHAPTER EIGHT NAFTA Tales -- CHAPTER NINE Journeys and Revelations -- CHAPTER TEN Brian, Mick, and Me -- CHAPTER ELEVEN Back to Business -- CHAPTER TWELVE Cameron -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN Embassy Life -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN Security and Personalities -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Platinum Years -- Afterword -- Notes -- Index