Shouldn't Bush be trying to avoid deficits. Future generations will pay for deficits.
Although one reason for the surplus is citizens being taxed to death as well as GST revenues have turned that into a surplus estimated at $8 billion Cdn this year. The GST was implemented by Mulroney not Chretian so the conservatives are probably largely responsible for a surplus as anyone.
http://www.webfin.com/en/news/news.html/?id=34586
Earlier, Chretien took his deficit-fighting message to an Athens business luncheon, saying "I speak with the voice of experience," in cutting government overspending.