Canadian visitors to Washington sometimes wonder why their embassy stands at the foot of Capitol Hill.

The answer? To be close to where Canada’s laws are made.

That lead on James Jatras’ commentary in Toronto Star, Enforce Canadian Law, Not FATCA sums up well the FATCA story in Canada.
James shows the FATCA `negotiations` for the sham that they were and says:

Canada’s capitulation to this expensive, invasive and anti-sovereign demand is unnecessary.