Thank you for that.
I'm asking because this was a decision taken at the G-20 summit, to focus on getting to balanced budgets quite quickly. Even the IMF, I think, has underestimated the impact that austerity measures would have around the world.
I want to ask you to expand on comments you made last summer when you talked about inequality. Information released today by Food Banks Canada said they have seen a 31% increase in food bank use since before the recession, with a total of 882,000 Canadians using food banks.
How serious do you think the challenge of inequality is? What kind of a challenge does it pose to the people of Canada and specifically to the Government of Canada?