19 min readLast updated June 2026Beginner levelOfficial-source checked
Every scary article quotes the same six-figure number and stops there. This one keeps going: what each stage actually costs, what the estimate leaves out, and the long list of cheques Canada writes to parents that the scary articles never mention.
Every scary article quotes the same six-figure number and stops there. This one keeps going: what each stage actually costs, what the estimate leaves out, and the long list of cheques Canada writes to parents that the scary articles never mention.
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