Ontario Promotes Private Crypto

An anonymous reader writes "Wired News has this story about the government of Ontario, Canada endorsing citizens to use encryption. 'While the US Congress recoils in horror at the prospect of a population armed with cryptographic tools, a government department in Ontario wants to make it clear that encryption is good. ' " After this and my recent trip to Ottawa, I think I may need to stop making Canada jokes...It's interesting to compare and contrast the crypto policies of various nations.