Yep, I concur.  But I always fully obey this silly law plus a little extra margin of safety to skirt grey areas, so the surfeit of attention isn't much of a problem for me.  The firearm bureaucrats have taken their best shots and all they have accomplished is to delay the return of one of my guns.  In exchange, they've been ridiculed in the national media, spanked and in some cases demoted by their bosses, and have even been forced to admit some of their mistakes in sworn court testimony.  I wouldn't trade places with 'em for the world.  On top of that the poor bastards have to regularly deal with my charming persona. :)  With opponents of this caliber I can afford not to kiss and make up for a good long while.

Not necessarily the case.  Antique firearms prescribed for the purposes of CC S.84(1) are listed at:

http://www.cfc-ccaf.gc.ca/cfm/ENGLISH/TOPICS/02WEAPON/0201000F.HTM

Schedule 1, section 1 specifically includes "A reproduction of a flintlock, wheel-lock or matchlock firearm, other than a handgun, manufactured after 1897" in the list of prescribed antique firearms.  Seems to me that that's missing the pre-98 wording which as I recall still applies.  So, a brand new flintlock Hawken replica such as the Traditions set-trigger jobbie (which I recently purchased without a license from a reputable dealer who confirmed the legality of the transaction with the CFC) is an 'antique firearm' and requires no license, reg cert, etc.  

If on the other hand you've got an AR kit with a flintlock upper, that likely won't cut it as a reproduction of a pre-1898 flintlock... [%|]

It gets better.  The CFC position on non-replica (eg percussion, which is just a few parts removed from a flintlock) muzzleloaders is that barrel by itself is not a firearm - and neither is the breechplug.  Only when the breechplug is assembled into the barrel does the firearm become a firearm.  Then, apparently, it's still a firearm of some sort when disassembled.  So, the difference between a firearm and a bolt is where it's been poked.