It has been documented on a number of forums that the biggest cost to Canadians is the myriad of taxes that we all pay. The tax levels continue to rise at a rate well above inflation, but the quality of our services continues to dwindle at an alarming rate. Regardless of how much money is put into health and education, it will never be enough. This is much the same for any government department. Many First Nations live in squalor yet look at the funds that is spent Aboriginal Affairs. Where does all of the money go?

The real problem is he complete lack of accountability in government. If one has the courage to ask questions they are branded something ending in "ist". 

When the economy turns for the worse, and it will, many Canadians will be struggling. The only people they have to blame is themselves as they voted in the people that are supposedly representing us.