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A press release today, from The Department of Canadian Heritage, announced the official inauguration of the War of 1812 Monument on Parliament Hill:

The monument commemorates the 200^th anniversary of the War of 1812 and recognizes the courage and bravery of those who successfully defended their land in the fight for Canada. In the midst of terrible loss and conflict, the victory won during the War of 1812 helped ensure that a strong and independent Canada was able to be established in North America.

Two Hundred years later, in a perverse twist of irony, a new generation of heroes continues the fight to protect Canadians’ rights and freedoms, and to defend the sovereignty of our country from the extra-territorial overreach of the USA’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Sadly, most Canadians are completely oblivious to this latest US attack and are unaware that our elected government representatives have quietly surrendered on our behalf.

The press release can be read here: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2314932

http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/12/fatca-the-end-of-financial-privacy/

This is an excellent article by Andrew F. Quinlan, Center for Freedom and Prosperity.  Note the  first comment made.

Housing bust gives agencies a tax windfall

“I was shocked about how much I owed,” says Stephen Buckman, who had to pay the Internal Revenue Service $1,500 when he filed his 2011 taxes. In December 2010, a bank foreclosed on his Phoenix townhouse, which had plunged in value to $50,000 from the $196,000 he paid in 2006.

Sample DS-160

This was harder to find than I thought it would be. I can’t see any potential complications for my kids. When my wife applies, she’ll just say my non-US nationality. Notice the 3-4th to the last question from the bottom. Sigh.