Oops

Apparently the one major check on the leaders' ability to simply spout off their platforms in the debate was the structure of the questions. And while the better traps were set for Harper (especially question 6), it's Martin who seems to have been caught:

In response to a question from a concerned citizen on the Acadian Peninsula about young workers leaving the region, Paul Martin pointed to the booming aerospace and auto sector.

There are no aerospace or auto plants in the Acadian Peninsula.