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Paul Martin: Prime Minister in Waiting
Paul Martin Jr. has worn many crowns: captain of industry, slayer of the deficit, heir to his father's Liberal party leadership aspirations. But the crown he most desperately wanted took two decades to attain, and just two years to lose. Martin's ascent to the Prime Minister's Office was slow, calculated and fraught with obstacles. The CBC Archives website looks back at the political career of the Right Honourable Paul Martin.

	Like father, like son?		No ordinary candidate		A very bitter defeat
	As Paul Martin Jr. enters politics, Paul Martin Sr. offers advice drawn from 50 years of experience. (TV; runs 4:27)		Paul Martin Jr. is nominated to run for member of Parliament, but there are far greater goals on the horizon. (TV; runs 1:44)		Martin loses the Liberal leadership to Jean Chrétien in a campaign that turned ugly fast. (TV; runs 1:53)

	Paul Martin, deficit buster		The feud boils over		The Paul Martin era begins
	Canada's new finance minister unveils his crusade against a deficit gone wild. (TV; runs 3:28)		Jean Chrétien unceremoniously boots Paul Martin Jr. from his cabinet. (TV; runs 10:09)		Paul Martin's Liberal leadership victory is a coronation party, complete with balloons, rock stars and landslide support. (TV; runs 4:20)

	A slim Liberal victory		Courting Layton, dreading Gomery		Martin's government topples
	Paul Martin's Liberals win a minority government, and promise Canadians they'll do better. (TV; runs 2:57)		Martin's fragile minority may be saved by NDP support, or ruined by the unfolding sponsorship scandal. (Radio; runs 11:06)		A historic no-confidence vote brings down the minority federal government. (TV; runs 4:06)

	Prime minister no longer
	Paul Martin is defeated at the polls and steps down. Two Liberal insiders perform the political autopsy. (Radio; runs 12:05)

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