That is just insane ...

I frequently ship to Canada, via standard post. Buyer is responsible for any fees on the Canadian end.

Its a bit of extra paper work for me, so I charge $10 above actual shipping costs to handle the transaction

The only real trouble I have is that my credit card machine can't take Canadian mailing addresses, so I fail the address match (which means the credit card company takes a heavier bite).

90% of my packages are under UDS$20, but still ...