The bottom line for most Canadians is that they live in a safe, democratic, prosperous country that provides services to its citizens about which most of the world can only dream. Both Conservative and Liberal governments have done a reasonable job of running the country. Deficits and debt are things that seem to upset us from time to time but are essentially meaningless in the long run. That we are leaving our children and grandchildren a pile of debt is no different from the debt left to us by our parents and grandparents. Are the Americans worried about their debt which is double per capita than ours? It's tough to find any U.S. politicians talking about it.