def get_backlog(user_info_db):
    """returns the backlog"""
    from src.praxxis.sqlite import connection
    conn = connection.create_connection(user_info_db)
    cur = conn.cursor()
    getbacklog = 'SELECT LocalCopy, SceneID, Operation FROM "TelemBacklog"'
    cur.execute(getbacklog)
    conn.commit()
    toSend = cur.fetchall()
    conn.close()
    return toSend
