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This book tells the story of a project which involved many talented people over several years. My role as their chronicler therefore requires me to acknowledge my debt to them as a group for their sustained, high quality work on what I consider to be a very important aspect of the evolution of global governance.

As with all such endeavours, however, I owe a specific thanks to a number of colleagues who helped me along the way. To begin at the top (at least in terms of rank), I would like to thank the Right Honourable Paul Martin for his involvement in the L-20 project as a whole and for his patience and care in reviewing an early draft of this book. We were extremely pleased that he agreed to contribute an insightful Afterword to this publication.

I am also very grateful to the sixteen distinguished project participants (listed in Appendix D of this volume) who responded in a most forthcoming way to post-workshop interviews in the summer of 2006. Their comments and suggestions were always constructive and helpful.

Closer to home, I must thank Gordon Smith and Barry Carin for giving me the opportunity to take on this task in the first place. They have been unstinting in their assistance and have provided invaluable first-hand information (usually over lunch) about an important process they originated and continue to nurture today. Also at the Centre for Global Studies, the continuing support and reporting skill of Clint Abbott is much appreciated.

Finally, I would like to thank Lynda Cronin for her encouragement and wise advice as the story unfolded. This book is dedicated to her, with love and admiration.

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