As a colleague noted, there are no property rights in a socialist state.
It should come as no surprise that Canada, with its notoriously socialist and interventionist government, is in the midst of a housing crisis. Who woulda thunk it?
Last week, Canadian outlets reported that the province of Nova Scotia had agreed to partner with a home-sharing network, Happipad. The platform connects homeowners with rooms to spare, with people looking for short-term “affordable housing” options. The cost? $1.3 million for two years, for two employees and some waived fees. (Now read that again, because the math doesn’t really seem to be mathin’.)
From The Canadian Press:
Housing Minister John Lohr said the partnership is a call to action to those who have extra space in their homes. Lohr said there are 130,000 vacant bedrooms across Nova Scotia that could be used on a short-term basis by students, health-care workers, tradespeople and others seeking a safe, affordable and comfortable place to live.
Another outlet noted that refugees tend to be “typical” users of Happipad; with that in mind, it’s worth considering data published in recent years that show a majority of settled refugees are male, and statistically speaking, they’re of fighting age…
