Term: Dec 03 – Feb 06

Jeff Ho [D]

Early BioProfession: Lawyer, Businessman.

University of Toronto Faculty of Law. (1965)

Executive in the Power Corporation of Canada.

Bought the Canada Steamship Lines and made President. (1981)

Early BioElected into Parliament and resigned full

control over CSL. (1988)

Minister of Finance. (1993)

Rise to PowerTurner’s ideological successor.

Liberal Leadership convention, to choose the leader. (1990)

Chretien won. Conflicted. (1990)

Martin dismissed and ran for Leader. (2003)

AccomplishmentsTroubles with the Sponsorship Scandal.

Used Gomery Commission to clear the Scandal.

Introduced plan for health care.

Kelowna Accord.

Passed the Civil Marriage Act. (2005)

AccomplishmentsLarge tax cuts, increased support for

education and R&D.

Wiped $42 billion debt, paid down $36 billion.

Red Book, Liberal platform “Manifesto”. (1993)

End of TermTurned down offer for NDP support.

Rejected Opposition election schedule.

Non-Confidence from Opposition.

Trouble in campaign during 2006 election.

Lost to Harper in 2006.

ThoughtsOverall Ok leader.

Able to reduce Canada’s deficit.

Co-authored Red Book.

Had to deal with scandals left by Chretien.

Things weren’t done to the fullest extent.

BibliographyPrime Ministers of Canada

http://www.prime-ministers.ca/martin/bio_1.php

Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Martin

Paul Martinhttp://www.paulmartin.ca/en/biography