Aww come on P4B, remarks just aren't witty if you copy/paste them from one thread to the next. But I see your point, Canada generally gets less attention over it's government's bullshit, and we certainly have plenty BS to spare! But we're a bit more of a complacent bunch, more concerned with gun registries, kyoto accords, and getting drunk and stoned over hockey games.
But honestly, I don't think the Harper government personally OK's the abuses, they've seemed pretty on the level since they got in (if not a bit backwards on a few issues, especially the war on drugs).