About the Author

Cecil Young was born at Rose Hall, 20km east of Montego Bay, Jamaica. He attended Mount Zion Primary School and in 1968 earned a scholarship to attend the prestigious all-boys high school, Cornwall College, in Montego Bay. An avid follower of the political process, he became active in the Peoples National Party, (PNP) at the tender age of fifteen, campaigning on behalf of the local PNP candidate, in the 1972 general elections. Following the rise of one Canadian, Pierre Trudeau, he was delighted in moving to Canada in 1972, where he attended Glendale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario, completing Grade Eleven, before returning to Jamaica a year later. After a three-year employment with Jamaica Telephone Company, Cecil migrated to Canada in 1976. Cecil's desire to become and Electronics Engineer led him to complete his Grade Twelve and, in 1980 applied to Sheridan College, graduating in 1983, with a Diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology. After graduation, Cecil gained work experiences in government, the manufacturing and communications and technology industries. Today, Cecil is a principal in a computer consulting business. For more than a quarter of a century, Cecil has been active in the community, serving on at least one Board of Directors in each of those years. Today he is most active in the Liberal Party of Canada and the Ontario Liberal Party, Erin Mills Soccer Club and the soccer community in the Mississauga area. Having lived in Canada for more than twenty-five years and having raised a family in the Canadian community, Cecil believes greatness awaits Canada if only the political bickering and buck-passing would stop. Cecil believes in two levels of government, a strong national and effective local government that involve the people in all aspects of governance.