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.