Is a husband entitled to continue to provide spousal support to his wife even if she has not performed her married role?

In the circumstances of this case, it is not unfair that the husband continue to provide support to the wife. She is entitled to support on both compensatory and non-compensatory grounds. Her present economic condition is a direct result of the marriage and the respective roles the husband and wife played in the marriage. While the wife stayed home and raised the children, the husband was able to operate and grow his successful business. During the marriage, the wife had no opportunity to learn workforce skills which she could use when the marriage ended. The fact that the wife did not give up an intended career or could not say exactly what she might have done if she had not performed her married role, does not disentitle her to spousal support on a compensatory model: Johnstone v. Johnstone, 2005 BCSC 1282.