There is another thread regarding this topic. Perhaps the mods could merge the two.
Mr. Martin talks a good game, but his government served over a decade and did little to advance this issue. The great thing about opposition politics, even when you are no longer the leader is that you can run your mouth all you want and promise the moon, but you don't have to deliver.
Perhaps this problem has surpassed the problem of the national debt which was rampant under Mulroney and Chretien.