T-bills in a nutshell: - Issued by the **federal government** (not provincial — rules out D) - **No coupon** — sold at discount, mature at face value (rules out A) - Terms of approximately **3 months, 6 months, and 1 year** (rules out B) - Return is taxed as **income**, not capital gains — this is a specific exam fact worth remembering - Auctioned every **two weeks** by the Ministry of Finance through the Bank of Canada