I have to admit, I'm surprised that Stephen Harper would be willing to risk the dissolution of his government over employment insurance reforms, but that appears to be the direction he's headed.

The amount of money the federal government spends on you for culture seems to depend on where you live. A total of $3.5 billion or $114 per Canadian was spent in fiscal 2004 on cultural activities such as libraries, heritage, broadcasting, arts and film. Almost half of this was broadcasting, ...