So I fail to see the big deal in all of this? The World Bank has been doing this sort of thing in DC for years, except, supported by American taxpayers, they have REAL MONEY to spend.
I guess I don't understand your belated comment.
If size is the sole yardstick you're using, with Canada's population, economy, etc. being only roughly one tenth of America's, virtually anything which ever occurs up here - as well as in most other countries - will always be 'smaller' by comparison.
However, in terms of moral absolutes - right & wrong - the criminality of our current Liberal regime is easily on - at least! - a par with any governmental malfeasance which has ever occurred stateside.
Here is an excellent compendium of related info compiled by our fellow FReeper backhoe.
As you've alluded to international financial chicanery, it may interest you that names of individuals within head Liberal gangster Paul Martin's inner circle have already come up in the course of on-going UN 'Oil For Food' investigations.