What is the quantum of spousal support awarded to the petitioner?

The quantum of spousal support awarded to the petitioner should provide a fair and equitable distribution of resources to ameliorate, as much as possible, the economic consequences of the marriage breakdown. In this case, there is significant disparity between the financial resources of the parties, and a similar disparity between their income earning potentials, even were the petitioner to pursue some form of training. This has been a relationship of long duration which raises a presumption that the parties should each be able to expect a reasonably comparable standard of living upon its termination. This proposition was reinforced by L’Herueux-Dube J. in Moge v. Moge, 1992 CanLII 25 (SCC), [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813 at para. 84: