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Back when Parliament Hill was in the throes of its last electoral shake-up, Bill C-61, An Act to amend the Copyright Act, was nearly forgotten, buried beneath all the high-stakes drama of a government on the brink. When Governor General Michaëlle Jean dissolved the thirty-ninth parliament at Harper's request on September 7, 2008, the legislation died, with a promised—or threatened—resurrection should the Conservatives win re-election.

The federal government's defence plan will cost $20 billion more than the federal government said it would cost, at least according to the Vice Chief of Defence Staff. Stephen Harper responded to the criticism by explaining that the country would be purchasing its planes and tanks through Canadian Tire, and that the Canadian Tire money generated by the purchases would be applied directly to the national debt, thus equalizing out costs.

Photo by sevennine from the Torontoist Flickr Pool.

Every five years, Canadians are required to disclose their information to the Federal Government. Lucky citizens are thrilled to fill out an eight-question form and the less fortunate among us must spend a bit more time at answering 53 questions. Many of us have received the questionnaire in the mail and others will have found a letter in the mailbox asking them to fill in the blanks online.