Schulich, you see, has something to say to his neighbours on the list of Canada's 100
Wealthiest People, along with other rich
folk who might be
reading.
A stratified society, with
wealthy landowners at the top and slaves at the bottom and, in between, a mass of poor
folk skirting precariously the edge of servitude for debt and in times of depression forced into it or compelled to sell sons or daughters to redeem the family's fortunes — such a picture is revealed by a careful
reading of the records.