Like many hard working Canadians, I am trying to build some wealth for my family. I worked and sacrificed for 30 years to get to a point (where I thought) I was beginning to accomplish some of my goals - primarily - financial independence. That is,  not having to rely on the Government to support me or my family.I paid for school myself, went to school for several years once I started working to further increase my knowledge and skill set. Took the risk at 40 years old - with a young family- to start my own business spending almost my entire RRSP over the first few years to get it going. I am not a multi-millionaire - far from it. That was and is not my goal. It was and remains financial independence. In private enterprise there are no pensions - no health or medical benefits lasting until you die as many in the public sector have for their families. 

But the confiscatory taxes that have been forced on hard working Canadians has virtually eliminated that dream.