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| | The Right Honourable Paul Edgar Philippe Martin |
 | | On December 12, 2003, the First Ministry was handed over from the Right Honourable Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien to the new Liberal leader and Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. |
 | | Honourable Lester Pearson, with Chrétien it moved slightly back to the right, and despite Chrétien’s last months of left-leaning legacy building, with Paul Martin as Prime Minister and Leader, the Liberals have a more conservative leader, one who as Finance minister balanced the books through cuts to services, and has reduced the debt. |
 | | Chrétien forbade all ministers from running campaigns, at which point Martin was either fired or resigned from the post, and continued his bid. |
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