Mr. Chairman, that's a tough question.
There aren't any hard and fast rules here. There aren't any numbers. Excessive inequality is socially corrosive. It makes us unhappy, it undermines institutions, it makes it difficult to govern, and it morally offends us because it has a sense of unfairness. Does that make complete equality a good thing? No, by definition not, because it would deny the opportunity that we all seek and want for others around us. There are plenty of levers available to federal and provincial governments that want to improve the opportunities.