[kappaloo]

To start... I think putting the surplus ($9.1B) towards the national debt is very good because that free up revenue that would have previously been used to pay the interest.

BUT...

It's becoming more and more obvious that our military needs renewing. I mean, first we have the submarine tragity and now our helicopers have been grounded. I'm thinking that 9.1 B could go a long way to replacing some aging equipment! I know that buying anything in the Canadian government takes forever (I interviewed to be a procurment officer actually) but it just seems to silly to have the money and the need for these machines and not use it!

Also, we're now looking at several consecutive years of federal surpluses. Do you feel this implies that the federal government should be sharing better with the provinces or lowering taxes?