Edgy , I have no political bias, and I would agree that the author of that letter possibly has somewhat of a political slant/bias
I cannot confirm the numbers which you have posted, but did a very quick 30 second Google seasrch, and came up with the following from this article: ( http://viableopposition.blogspot.ca/2012/03/canadas-debt-and-deficit-history.html)
As I am at work I do not have time to read/comment/fact check it....
Cheers,
Luker
"First, let's look at Canada's political history, listing Prime Ministers and their political party affiliation:
1980 to 1984 - Pierre Trudeau (Liberal)
1984 to 1984 - John Turner (Liberal)
1984 to 1993 - Brian Mulroney (Progressive Conservative)
1993 to 2003 - Jean Chretien (Liberal)
2003 to 2006 - Paul Martin (Liberal)
2006 to 2011 - Stephen Harper (Conservative - minority)
2011 to present - Stephen Harper (Conservative - majority)
Let's open by looking at a chart showing Canada's fiscal history since 1986 - 1987: