Reposted by Ev Delen
Essentially #Florida is introducing a foreign owner tax. That’s fine by me, we do the same in Canada to protect our housing from being bought by people that don’t truly live here and it should help local residents with cheaper housing.
![“We did return the jet. Yes, we are out a rough cost of about $200,000 on that purchase of said plane, but as we know — and as we heard loud and clear, and as you've seen — Premier Ford … when he realizes and understands that it's not the right time, or maybe it's not in the best interest of the people of Ontario, that we always do the right thing, and I think that's the hallmark of this government,” added Harris Jr., Ontario’s minister of natural resources, [who] appeared before a different parliamentary committee on Tuesday and faced similar questions, given it was his ministry that officially acquired the jet for the premier’s use.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qlz3674kjt2ht3mzvrqfenxk/bafkreiaoijigaxfvd32bubgogwfnj24qddgfe43aqhyr5qgl7puzeqzdti)
