Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction 3
5. Becoming a British Columbian 12
6. The Influence of Art Laing 26
7. Ups and Downs in a Resource Economy 45
8. Deputy Minister in the Eye of the Storm: An Oil Crisis, and More 57
9. Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister 82
10. The Evolving Senate 103
11. The Expo 86 Backstory 136
12. One Minister, Many Files 157
13. My Introduction to China 180
14. Building the Canada-China Relationship 201
15. The American Elephant and the Aztec Eagle 235
16. Recognition and Reconciliation 254
17. Travels with Pierre 284
18. Conclusion 311
19. Acknowledgments 319
20. Notes 321
21. Index 327