At 09:13 AM 3/12/2002 -0800, Major Variola (ret) wrote: >from /. > >"A new Canadian levy will be introduced in 2003 on all recordable >media (pdf). The magnitude of these tariffs is staggering: $1.23 for all >CD-RW's, $2.27 on >all DVD-R's, and get this: $21 for each gigabyte of storage on portable >MP3 players. That's an extra 160 dollars for a Nomad." Like in the U.S., >this tax is collected and given directly to the record industry, a >governmental subsidy for no apparent societal benefit.
Looks like the native Americans with tribal lands adjoining the boarder will have a new business to add to discounted cigarettes. steve
