Mr. Chair, the numbers prove the opposite.
Canadian families in all income groups have seen increases of about 10% or more in their real after-tax, after-transfer income since 2006. Lower income families have seen their real income increase by 14%. That is quite significant.
It should also be noted that in 2011, Canadian families in all income groups had a higher income than before the recession. As a result of the balanced growth in the different income groups, income inequality has not increased in Canada since 2006.