text: A big problem of hypocrisy remains, though. While Canadian family law proudly celebrates the child's well-being" concerning equalizing finances after separation, it completely neglects to address equal parenting - a much more important issue - as a default position to move to a year or two post separation.. Thus, until we have a presumption-of-equal-parenting provision, fathers (your sons, dear reader) will continue to be coerced into being second-class parents while expected to be the main earners, mothers will continue their willful dependency on the state and on fathers (all the while blaming patriarchy - your sons once again, dear reader - for their 'wage gap'), and, most regrettably, thousands of boys and girls will continue growing up believing fatherhood is a second-class role. All quite inexcusable, really.