Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. O.D. Skelton A Portrait Of Canadian Ambition 1
5. Introduction 3
6. 1. Going Away And Coming Home, 1878–1908 14
7. 2. Citizen Entrepreneur, 1908–14 30
8. 3. War And Sir Wilfrid, 1914–19 47
9. 4. Courting Mr King, 1919–22 68
10. 5. Amen, Downing Street, 1923 88
11. 6. The Decision, 1924–5 112
12. 7. You Ought To Be Prime Minister, 1925-6 136
13. 8. Inching Towards Independence, 1927–9 159
14. 9. Life With Rb, 1930–3 183
15. 10. The Moderate Leaguer, 1933–5 205
16. 11. Fortunate In Our Neighbours, 1935–6 224
17. 12. Pretty Well Used Up, 1937–8 255
18. 13. Together And Apart, 1938–9 282
19. 14. Half-Day’S Work Nearly Done, 1939–41 305
20. Conclusion 331
21. Notes 337
22. Archival Sources 405
23. Index 409