I thought this story linked off of Fark was kind of funny, Canadians might not find it as funny as I did though. The story is apparently from the National Post which is tied to canada.com some how, I don't know if the writer is Canadian or not but apparently he is in Washington.
http://www.nationalpost.com/commentary/story.html?id={E4F70F68-1CF5-4517-BE3F-19B54C9A3AC4}
http://www.nationalpost.com/commentary/story.html?id={E4F70F68-1CF5-4517-BE3F-19B54C9A3AC4}