Originally Posted by
sadiqhassan
I phoned EK as per the TA's recommendation but EK referred me right back to the TA.

I cannot purchase the ticket without knowing if it allows changes because there is a 99.99999% chance that I will need to change it. [don't want to see 100% because nothing is ever really certain...] I have put in arbitrary return dates and will choose my actual dates sometime in late May.
The most restrictive condition (in this case the $100 CAD change penalty) should apply to the entire journey.
You may wish to book this by calling EK or AC directly, as it sounds like your TA doesn't know what (s)he is doing.