The census cancellation and Omar Khadr are similar.  When the Canadian Government cancelled the census it was wrong and an attack on Democracy.  The Canadian treatment of Omar Khadr was also wrong and an attack on Democracy.  It doesn't matter how much you hate the census or hate Omar Khadr.  There is a difference between Democracy and populist sentiment.  People seem to have trouble distinguishing between the two which is why authoritarian leaders everywhere are turning to voting as a tool of legitimacy.