Did Sarah Palin's YahooGate teach world leaders nothing about email security?

Over the weekend some sly haxx0rs figured out a way to send fake messages to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's entire listserv…

One of the messages suggests Harper's recognition of Kosovo's independence could lead to Quebec sovereignty.

The other begins with the greeting, "Hi The Average Canadian, Stephen Harper wanted to tell you" that he intends to destroy health care, make Canada the 51st U.S. state, is beholden to the Alberta tar sands, and dislikes all things green except for the almighty American dollar.

Canadian authorities have launched an investigation, but it did take them a few minutes to realize that last message wasn't real.