The $0.59CDN increase in the blank CD-R tax is, by itself, about the total cost in US$ of the disk, after conversion. Will the GST apply not only to the disk but to the (disk + media tax)? Will the PST be applied to the entire lot, (disk + media tax + GST)? Even analogue will not be spared - tax on blank cassette tapes will go up to $0.60 per tape. . .. .This tax should lead to expanded shopping lists for those trips to Plattsburgh and Burlington. Disgraceful, really. In the good old days people just smuggled cigarettes and booze across the border. . .. .Why aren't Canadian writers lobbying the government for relief from photocopy machines? Surely Canada needs a stiff tax on blank paper.