Acknowledgements - 11
Preface - 13
Introduction - 15
1: From the Foot of Italy to the Steps of Queen’s Park - 20
2: The Peterson Years - 31
3: The 1992 Leadership - 47
4: Back with a Vengeance - 63
5: Choosing Change: The 2003 Election - 75
6: A Finance Minister’s Treasury - 89
7: Cleared! A Return to Cabinet - 109
8: Politics and the HST - 120
9: A Major Minority: The 2011 Election - 129
10: Departures - 153
11: The Truth About Gas Plants - 167
12: Premier Kathleen Wynne - 175
13: What’s Ahead - 192
Appendix 1: Who Does the Real Work? - 200
Appendix 2: List of Staff Members - 209
Appendix 3: A Letter from My Father - 214
Index - 215
Greg Sorbara served in two Liberal administrations and was Ontario’s minister of finance from 2003 to 2007. He most recently represented the riding of Vaughan as a member of the legislative assembly of Ontario until his retirement in 2012. He is currently the chancellor of York University. He and his wife, Kate, live in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
A great story of leadership, accomplishment, and good humour …
*former leader of the Ontario Liberal Party (1967–76)*
This is a must read for anyone interested in Ontario politics. Greg
Sorbara takes us on the roller-coaster ride of the past three
decades encompassing seven premiers, three different parties in
power, and a sea change in the province’s economic and political
culture. To accompany us on the ride, there is a rich supply of
insider anecdotes from someone who was directly involved in all the
changes.
*former Queen's Park columnist for the Toronto Star, 1997–2007*
Greg Sorbara weaves the personal and political in charting the rise
and fall of premiers and providing back-stories on leadership
conventions, general elections and thorny political issues. A great
read for students of politics in Ontario and lots of grist for the
media.
Tony Dean, cabinet secretary and head of the OPS (2002–08),
professor at the School of Public Policy & Governance at University
of Toronto
*School of Public Policy & Governance at University of Toronto*
This is an immediate, informative take on twenty-five years of
Ontario’s political history, with a sharp eye to the future.
*editor-in-chief, The Globe and Mail, 1989–99*
If you were alive between 1985 and 2014, you'll want to read this
book — it’s a winner.
*president emeritus, York University*
An inspiring story, laced with humour and unique insight that will
warm the hearts of political aficionados everywhere.
*deputy chair of TD Bank and former premier of New Brunswick*
[An] insightful book from one of modern Ontario’s most influential
figures. It provides deep insight and personal reflections on both
the policy process and the real world of politics [and] from a man
who has shaped the evolution of Ontario as much as anyone in the
past three decades.
*University of Toronto*
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