Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin battled to stave off defeat today in what could be one of Canada’s closest elections ever.

The Government came under fire today for adjourning the Dáil during one of the most crucial times for the North's peace process.

CANADIAN Prime Minister Jean Chrétien is under fire after his director of communications, Françoise Ducros, was reportedly overheard on Thursday calling President George W Bush a moron at a NATO meeting in Prague.