translate English to French: In that vein, let me make it clear that my first and, perhaps, overriding concern is that the generous legacy that has been left to the Harper government by Jean Chretien and Paul Martin could ´ be put at risk in pursuit of short-term political gains.
Dans le meme ordre d’idees, permettez-moi de souligner que ma ˆ ´ premiere preoccupation, peut-etre celle qui domine, est que le ` ´ ˆ genereux heritage que Jean Chretien et Paul Martin ont laisse au ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ gouvernement Harper pourrait etre mis en peril dans la poursuite de ˆ ´ ` gains politiques a court terme.