Toronto Pearson‘s expansion will jack up your cost to fly

Toronto Pearson International Airport is embarking on a multibillion dollar expansion that will take a decade to complete. No shovels are in the ground yet, but so far it’s going better than the last one.

During the previous expansion, which kicked off more than two decades ago, Air Canada’s then CEO, Robert Milton, was accused by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) of masterminding an attack by carriers to protest rising airport fees.

This time, the airport’s major carrier is on board and the expansion project, called LIFT, or Long-term Investment in Facilities and Terminals, is ramping up with little fanfare or controversy.

But there are some looming — and unanswered — questions: For starters, how much will it cost, exactly? And will the passengers who use the airport end up