copyright levy

The latest spot from the Conservative side. The Bull Meter has already taken this one apart. Michael Geist, meanwhile, questions the copyright levy the government is already imposing (and has no plans to rescind).

Followers of the English language may note that if, in the government’s estimation, there is no difference between a “copyright levy”—collected by the government from those who make a specific purchase for use toward to a specific purpose—and a “tax,” there would seem consequently to be even less room to claim a difference between an “airport user fee” and a “tax.”

David Akin explores the tenuous reasoning behind the government’s latest radio spots.