"The politicians will never ask anything..." You certainly have that right, MrBC. Recently the Canadian federal government tried to quietly slip a bill through that would allow them incredibly heinous controls over what we could see or do on the internet. It was called "Bill C-38". It even would have allowed them access to our private email. Word of this "totalitarian" plot leaked, and the public backlash was so great that Prime Minister Harper and his cronies had to back off, and Bill C-38 is dead. Our reigning party, and the Prime Minister, must have realized that if they secretly slid this bill through and into law they would have been committing political *****.
A non-partisan group called "Leadnow" was formed by citizens concerned about the erosion of our rights under the Conservatives and Prime Minister Harper, and if it wasn't for them keeping a close eye on our current government, we probably would have very few rights left. I myself became an active member of "Leadnow", because I believe that our rights and freedoms should be untouchable by any government that is elected.
Sometimes people MUST stand up against any government that threatens our rights and freedoms...especially in the age of the internet.