Wild World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780987969606)

Dr. David C. Walker was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1988, where he served as Parliamentarian for nine years including time as chair of the Industry Committee and as Parliamentary Secretary to the then Minister of Finance, the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin. Prior to his election, Dr. Walker taught public policy and urban studies for 14 years at the University of Winnipeg. Since 1997, Dr. Walker has been a consultant specializing in strategic advisory services with major public and private organizations. He is President of West-Can Consultants Ltd. and Chair of Acsion Industries, a Canadian company that enhances the safety of scientific and engineering products. He has been active on a number of boards of directors in the financial services sector including serving as a founding member of the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. His volunteer board commitments include the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. He was born and raised in in Ontario, Canada and today lives in Winnipeg with his two sons, Jeffrey and Andrew. Dr. Walker has written numerous academic articles. His first book was The Great Winnipeg Dream, published in 1979. Wild World is his first novel.