I'm in a mindful quandary.

There is a highly perplexing mixture of both good and bad economic indicators abound in Canada.

So much so that there are enough to share between both the folks suggesting amazing economic performance (on jobs as example) and those questioning why our trade performance is down.

As a retired person, not on a cushy public sector pension, I worry about what is coming down the tracks.

The real elephants in the room are Canada's overall debt/deficit picture and the size of Canada's truly over-burdening public sector with its attendant costs of benefits.

And, to say that Canada is on track to eliminate our debt 20, 30 or 40.....years down the road is pure, pie-in-the-sky dreaming or perhaps Justin and Gerry's pet economists have been sharing their stash.

If I'm fortunate 20-years down the road I'll be in my late 90s and it will be interesting to reminisce on these good-old-days - eh?

And, will it really matter if my pension funds have been taxed out?