Regarding what I DO expect from my government...

1. I expect them to keep the normal structures and activities that they are responsible for in society functioning reasonably well...

2. I expect them not to attack or threaten anyone (foreign or otherwise)

3. I hope that they will leave me (and others) alone to live my (our) life as I (we) choose... ;-)

In the case of the Canadian government, although they can be a bit incompetent at times, they manage more or less to fulfill these expectations most of the time, so I'm reasonably happy with them. In the case of the USA government, they keep screwing up totally on point # 2. For that, I criticize them.