Question: has economic inequality increased or decreased since 1980?
Answer: Income inequality in Canada has increased over the past 20 years. Canada reduced inequality in the 1980s, with the Gini coefficient reaching a low of 0.281 in 1989. Income inequality rose in the 1990s, but has remained around 0.32 in the 2000s. ... All other quintile groups have lost share, including middle-income groups.