This sub-series comprises operational files arranged in chronological order documenting Michael Wilson's activities as Minister of Finance in the Mulroney Cabinet, 1984-1991.
The following record types are located in this sub-series: briefing memoranda to and from the Prime Minister, Privy Council, exempt and departmental staff; agenda for Cabinet Committee meetings; briefing documents submitted to Cabinet; speaking notes for the Minister's presentations at Cabinet Committee meetings; clippings; ministerial consultation reports; Minister's working notes; briefing memoranda for meetings with the Prime Minister and Deputy-Prime Minister; incoming correspondence; conference information and working notes; post-meeting notes; research reports produced by sections of the Finance departments; aide-mémoires; agendas and schedules of the Ministers overseas visits; correspondence to/from the PCO; speeches; Minister's notes taken during meetings with the Prime Minister; and correspondence with various provincial financial officials.
The following issues are documented in this sub-series: access to information; Ad Hoc Committee of Minister on GST; agricultural sector with the Ministerial Consultations; Air Canada; Annexe Bank of Canada; Atomic Energy of Canada; Baker, James, Secretary of Treasury, USA; bilaterals; Bilderberg Conference, 6-9 June 1991; Boeing; business, transfer Tax; budget operational files, 1985-1991; Canadair; Canadian Commercial Bank; Caucus meetings; Canadian International Trade Tribunal; Deschesne Commission; Deutche Bank; Dominion Securities Pitfiled; Dome Petroleum; Eastern Europe; economic statements; elderly; employee stock Ownership plan; Estey Inquiries; expenditure Control; Expenditure Committee; Farm Credit Corporation file; G-10; G-7 meeting; Goods and Services Tax (GST); GST, Finance Committee; Gorbert, Fred, Deputy Minister; Harbourfront; Hibernia Project; Hockin, Tom; Inspector General of Bank; International Affairs; International Monetary Funds; Iraq, sanctions against; Meetings with the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister; Mackenzie, Michael; Mackness, William; McDermind, John; Meech Lake; Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; Oka; Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada; Pearson Airport; pension, Petro Canada; Priorities and Planning Committee; Project "R"; provincial budgets; sales tax; security policy for Canada; Senate; softwood lumber; Skytrain; throne speech; Standard Trust; tax reform; tax reform caucus comment; Terra transport; textile and clothing policy; Trade 1989; United Kingdom; and financial relations with the United States.