Is permanent life insurance a tax-free investment? [Canada]

Permanent life insurance is often sold as offering tax-free investment growth.

That sounds great, especially for people with high incomes, but I will argue that it's a misrepresentation.

There are up to 3 layers of tax on permanent life insurance that need to be considered.
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