My early years -- Baptism by fire : the battle to implement public auto insurance -- A new role : attorney general -- Recipe for success : the opposition years -- Assuming the reins of governance and power -- Anatomy of a political nightmare : the language controversy in Manitoba -- The challenge confronting us : the 1968 election and after -- Manitoba on the federal scene -- The Meech Lake Accord : a constitutional endeavour -- My life as a politician -- You will win.