Martin spent whole life at the top, he’s no Horatio Alger, eh?
In searching for clues, journalists overlook what may be the most obvious cause of Paul Martin's downfall: he was a rich businessman accustomed to influence and privilege, not 99-cent pasta.
So it begins, the media search for clues to the mystery: why did Paul Martin self-immolate? Acclaimed as the man to "make history," he spent 26 miserable months in office and rates among our worst Prime Ministers. "Canadian politics have gone to hell," The St. John's Telegram once wrote of...
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