you are right. they are there for the election at the moment. but who knows what's happening after that...the iron is already there!
i'm pretty sure we'll see them more and more on the international stage as they are expanding quite a bit. i tried to add a second link from the feb/march 2008 issue of vertical magazine. (...didn't work!) it's about the vih aviation group and their expansion to a global level. they have 25 new aircraft, worth $300 million (cad) on order. as350 b3 bell 407, ec135, ec145, aw 139, s92 and positions for the new s76d.