Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver are global cities - google it. As long as houses are in the GTA and not in social housing zones or rent controls they should be open to the international market. Developers and development also have special regs. Something needs to be done about urban sprawl outside city limits though. Canada is in the international global economy as a developed country. We have a private sector and a public sector with shared services -that's it. Please respect the international private sector. The Americas have always been international with an emphasis on the global market. PM are suppose to be lawyers and administraters from the private sector, right? No thanks to forgin buyers tax. Empty house tax is ok though - that could bring in some cash. Try that instead.