Unfortunately, libressl is not FIPS 140-2 compliant, so you can't leverage it for open source development of secure applications for the US government (though this is more to do with the certification headache than a fault of libressl itself)
Canada actually respects FIPS 140-2 certification (and cooperates in certifying implementations!), so this would very much be relevant in a Canadian context.
If anyone really wanted FIPS 140-2 compliance for libressl they should pony up the money to get it certified instead of complaining about it on message boards.
No one that cares enough to use LibreSSL over OpenSSL would want FIPS as reintroducing it would make LibreSSL demonstrably worse. Anyone that requires FIPS doesn't know or care enough about security to have a dog in the fight.
> "But I need FIPS mode for blah blah." I notice nobody claims that there's any intrinsic value to FIPS mode. It's widely recognized as a worthless checkbox; now it's time to stand up to the clowns in charge and tell them the same thing. It's funny to compare how many people like to quote Gandhi's "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." with how few people actually like to be the change.
This is news to me! All I can say is, "Godspeed, Ted Unangst."
http://man.openbsd.org/openssl