can you imagine?

Another reason i'm glad i live in Saskatchewan...

My sister was telling me that in Calgary these days, if you're pregnant and think you may want to go back to work after your year of mat leave, that you put your name down on a waiting list at the childcare facility you'd like your kid to go to NOW, and you start paying a retainer fee - about 1/2 the monthly childcare fee - every month between now and when your kid actually enters childcare there.

Can you imagine paying that every month for about 16 months before you even need it JUST to secure a spot for your kid?