Gary HennesseyThis is the view from our back steps where I spent the first twenty-four years of my life, in a community called Goulds, twenty minutes from downtown St. John's.

At age 18 I started working at a hospital in St. John's, attending college ad university programs in the evenings.

Four years later, I left my job to attend college full time, studying business and accounting. At age 27, I started a business providing payroll services for home-care clients in and around the St. John's area.

This business lasted for 19 years until 2007, at which time I was dealing with in excess of 500 clients, 986 staff, and a requirement of approximately $25,000.00 per day in funding in order to meet payroll demands.

This book describes my experience in this business and the many years that followed battling two levels of government in Canada.

During this period, another St. John's man with the same name as me also received significant media coverage regarding his dealings with the legal system. In a small city like St. John's, an issue like this is unusual and polarizing for both parties.

I can only say that I hope the legal system treated him fairly and acted with integrity. Read More Read Less