L.R. "Red" Wilson, a Canadian Journey

Foreword by the Right Honourable David Johnston


Introduction to a Biography: Red Wilson Writes a Letter to His Children and Grandchildren

First Quarter: Port Colborne Lessons, 1940-1958

1. Commitment: Paper Routes, Baseball Cards, and the Importance of Family, Summer, 1952

2. Role Models, Teachers, and Mentors: Miss Currant Sets Lynton Wilson Straight, Grade 6, Steele

Street Public School

3. Economy: Ford Model A's, First Jobs, and Port Colborne's Lessons of Working Life and Summer Fun


Second Quarter: Formative Years, 1958-1967

4. Education: McMaster University's Class of '62 Reunion, and the Value of a Liberal Arts Education

5. Sportsmanship: Football Injuries, Hockey Memories, Tennis Victories, and the Thrill of

Competition

6. Duty: Adventures in (Her Majesty's) Trade Commissioner Service of Canada


Third Quarter: Learning the Ropes, 1967-1981

7. Experience: Intersections in Canada's Global '60s, from Cornell to Christmas in Tokyo and Back

Again

8. Apprenticeship: Early Life and Career Lessons, from Labatt to Ottawa to MacMillan Bloedel

9. Service: The Station Wagon Years: Policymaking, Parenthood, and Poetry at Queen's Park and at

Home


Fourth Quarter: Leadership, 1981-2005

10. Leadership: Red's Path: Big Sugar, Board Memberships, and Banking

11. Responsibility: Building a Telco Future: BCE, Technology, and a Changing Canada

12. Character: Tragedy at Nortel, Success at CAE, and Traversing a Challenging Business Landscape


One More Touchdown: Canada, Philanthropy, History, and Legacy, 2005-

13. Determination: Championing Canada, Competing to Win, and Lessons of Leadership

14. Philanthropy: Building the Wilson Foundation, McMaster, and the Humanities

15 History and Legacy: Red's Crusade for Canadian History, Heritage, and Canada

Coda: Lessons Learned, Legacies Earned

Acknowledgments

Index

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L.R. "Red" Wilson;Canadian biography;business leadership;perseverance;postwar Canada;philanthropy;executive roles;Redpath Sugar;Bank of Nova Scotia;Bell Canada;Order of Canada;McMaster University;personal values