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I shutter to think where our deficit and economy would sit right now if either the Liberals or NDP were in power during that recession.
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The Liberals massively reformed Ottawa to eliminate deficits and left a large surplus when they left office. They also likely would not have lowered the GST. All other things being equal, the deficit would have been essentially gone two years sooner. All told Chrétien/Martin were much better fiscal stewards than Harper has been.