(born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada
, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
.
On November 14, 2003, Martin succeeded Jean Chrétien
as leader of the Liberal Party and became prime minister on December 12, 2003. After the 2004 election
, his Liberal Party retained power, though it was reduced to a minority government
.
I really think Canada should get over to Iraq as quickly as possible. There's a huge need for front-line medical professionals. There's a huge need for policing. And there's a huge need for infrastructure rebuilding.
The fact that now we know well that there is proliferation of nuclear weapons and that many of the weapons that Saddam Hussein had, for example, we do not know where they are, so that means the terrorists have access to all that.
"I mean if there are going to be missiles that are going off and there are going to be going off over Canadian airspace whether we want it or not, no I don't think that is acceptable. I think that we want to be at the table."
"I don't think there is any doubt, if there ever was . . . that Saddam Hussein does have weapons of mass destruction. Biological weapons that they discovered were very clear evidence of not only the fact that he had them, but that he had lied and that he is continuing to lie.”