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RSS FeedsFormer finance minister Michael Wilson dead at 81
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11 february 2019 05:18:15

 
Former finance minister Michael Wilson dead at 81
(The Star Toronto Raptors)
 


Michael Wilson, a highly respected former politician, Canadian businessman and passionate mental health advocate, has died at the age of 81, according to several media reports.In an emailed statement, Toronto Mayor John Tory said the former federal finance minister — who helped negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement and ushered in the federal goods and services tax — was “one of the most intelligent, decent people I have ever met, inside or outside of politics and public life.”“He was a steady, capable MP, minister and ambassador and led in historic changes such as free trade and the GST which transformed Canada for the good,” Tory said. “But if it’s possible, he may have contributed even more in his life after politics when he became a pioneer in raising awareness of mental illness and for his incredible contributions to post-secondary education through the University of Toronto.“Michael Wilson was a gentle, considerate giant in business, in public life, as a diplomat in Washington, and in our community,” he continued. “He will be sadly missed and on behalf of all of the people of the city of Toronto, I express sincere condolences to his wife, Margie, and the entire Wilson family.”Michael Holcombe Wilson was born on Nov. 4, 1937, and raised in Toronto, where he attended Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto. He worked on Bay Street for two decades before diving into politics and being elected as Conservative MP for Etobicoke Centre in 1979.At the time of his death, Wilson was serving as chairman at Barclays Capital Canada, a position he assumed in 2010. His death was confirmed to the Globe and Mail on Sunday by Bruce Rothney, chief executive officer of Barclays Capital Canada, who said that Wilson died after a battle with cancer.Wilson previously served as Canada’s ambassador to the United States from 2006 to 2009 and as finance minister and industry minister ...


 
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