Unfortunately the good times are not rolling. The Canadian economy is in the doldrums and Trudeau and his policies are making things worse. The average middle class taxpayer can see this by looking at their investments (defined contribution pension balances mostly) if they have any.  Since 01/02/2015 up to 08/30/2017 the TSX grew by only 380 points for an increase of about 2.6% while the DOW increased about 4,100 points during the same time period. An increase of about 23.1%. Now that's what I call good times. Canada's economy is taking hits from high taxes, indiscriminate spending by the progressives in government and too many regulations. Also, strangling the oil and gas industries at every corner does not help.