but I still contributed to his campaign fund because I think he would have made a lot of constructive noise in Parliament, or would have died trying. I also think he would have given Quebec plenty to think about! FROM ED BROWN Let's get some facts straight. Trudeau and that snake Chretien put Canada in debt 200 billion dollars. Mulroney added 386 billion to that. Paul Martin took two years to clean up the snake Chretiens mess to balance the books and get rid of the deficits. Finally he paid off 90 billion on the debt within a few years with no loss of programs saving 24 billion per year in interest. If he had stayed in office we would be the richest country around with a disappearing debt. John Turner, the last man to bring in a balanced budget said there is absolutely no reason for a deficit unless a country is at war. Well we were at war and Martin managed anyway. Nothing in this country happens without money and the man who does the best with it is definitely the best PM. Harper has the debt over 600 billion. Ed Agreed, Ed. It was definitely stupid to vote Martin out in 2006. The man was everything a good conservative should be. For all the flack Bob Rae gets for Ontario, his fiscal record is on par with Harper's. Scary. At least Rae can stand up for the charter and dismiss separacist myths. I mostly agree but I