At 10:35 AM on May 17,2005, the three-car prime ministerial convoy pulled up on Wellington Street, and beaming Prime Minister Paul Martin emerged with a dashing blonde MP wearing a nervous smile. After only 11 months of experience in Ottawa, Belinda Stronach became the biggest political news story in 2005, when she infamously crossed the floor, turning from Conservative Party saviour to Tory assassin. In this candid biography, bestselling author Don Martin documents the life of Belinda Stronach, arguably one of the most glamorous and controversial figures in Canadian politics today. From her upbringing in Aurora, Ontario, under the watchful eye of her father, Magna International founder and CEO, Frank Stronach, to the untold story of her teen years and short-lived university experience, to climbing the ladder of the family business to becoming on of Fortune âs and Time Magazine âs most influential women in business, this inside account details Stronachâs growing political
