Ah it's good to be a canuck
Seriously though would any one notice a blank CD costing an extra buck to suppliment money that may (or may not) be lost by the music industry?
Of course not. It's a hell of alot more practical, not to mention pisses of your target audience a whole lot less, than trying to sue every teenager in the US with some MP3's on their computer.
I remember when this law came about and my friends and I were thrilled because it made burning CD's 100% legal, as the artists and companies responsible were payed through the tax.