Just look at this quote "A new survey by Nanos Research for the Globe and Mail found 52 per cent of those surveyed supported the view that Ottawa should continue to run deficits as long as the size of the federal debt is declining in relation to the size of the economy, which is the government’s current view." and tell me that most regular Canadians understand the question/point they are making. I doubt that many know what the premise made actually means.