Florida Thought It Didn't Need Canada -- And It's Costing Them Big

[marmar]

[Historic NY]

1. My sister-in-law lives in the largest gated manufactured community in Florida

the Canadians have fled selling off their winter abodes. Normally one would see the Maple Leaf flying there not anymore. These were people that lived there for decades.

[Hornedfrog2000]

17. It makes more sense to buy a place in mexico, or central america.

I refuse to give a cent to florida. I had an ex girlfriend get very upset that i said no when she said she was going to take me to texas a couple years ago. Nope. Zero chance

[ChicagoTeamster]

2. What about cruise ships

Can't the US owned cruise lines dock in US Virgin Islands instead of FL and take more tax revenue away?

[snowybirdie]

5. Why not

dock in the British VI and ignore the US altogether. That would send a message

[alittlelark]

6. Most US cruise ships are flagged in the bahamas

To avoid US taxes

[tanyev]

3. Don't those "mean and nasty" Canadians know they're supposed to grovel at Donny's feet?

You go, Canada! Elbows up! 🇨🇦

[progressoid]

4. Ugh. I hate AI narration.

[Enter stage left]

7. Me too. It makes video's almost impossible to watch.

[Envirogal]

10. Lots of vague information

While I agree with the premise and assume there are significant financial impacts in tourism all over the country, this video was basically an AI click bait and the equivalent of a phone-in psychic reading.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. I watched it at 1.75 speed. It mostly says the same thing four or five times in different ways by time you finish.

The whole thing could have been written in three paragraphs and read in one minute or less, which is why I rarely watch videos.

[Botany]

11. The story is important but that video was jus A.I.produced garbage.

I turned it off when they had a picture of Florida with Mountains

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. That was a picture of Vancouver, a populous Canadian city that some of the snowbirds come from, so it's appropriate

Vancouver city doesn't get much snow but the mountains do in the winter. That was a summer picture.

[Botany]

13. Thanx

N/t

[LiberalLovinLug]

23. I'm from Vancouver. Its true the some may come from there.

But Van is on the far west coast, the vast majority of snow birds come from the more eastern Provinces, especially Quebec

[dem4decades]

26. I don't watch any videos here.

[Hekate]

16. Took me almost to the end to realize that's what the choppy delivery was. But if all this is true,...

…MAGA America really is a tribe of idiots. Talk about killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

[mgardener]

9. I live 20 miles south of the Candian border

In Elise Stefanik's district.
The Champlain border crossing is down over 25 % consistently from March through June.
This greatly affects our county and all Northern NY borders.
Let me be clear.
I would not visit nor support the US economy if I were Canadian.
Stefanik has said nothing.
She is such a coward.

[Bev54]

14. I am hoping that it continues this coming fall and winter when the snowbirds would usually migrate

to Florida. As a Canadian, I hope they have the resolve to not go back. DeSantis didn't care because they were leaving when they normally left and he was arrogant enough to think the snowbirds would return. Let's hope not!

[tavernier]

21. Not only continues, it will be much worse.

Last fall/winter, the Canadian snow birds were already booked or here when he started his We Will Own You bullshit. Some left but many stayed to sell their properties and make other plans for the 2025/26 season. In the Keys we will feel it harshly, although I will whisper this only to you guys, a little less traffic during snowbird season will feel like a nice change. It has been LA level for a couple of years where it’s now difficult to merge into traffic to go to work in the mornings.

[twodogsbarking]

18. Maybe someday soon Canada will be as hot as Florida and, well, bye.

[Hekate]

19. MAGA America really is a tribe of idiots...

…MAGA America really is a tribe of idiots.

I’ve spent my whole life in two places that are tourist magnets (Hawai’i and Santa Barbara) . Past college I never worked in the tourist industry, but my first husband worked at the Ilikai Hotel throughout our marriage, was in the union, paid into a pension, got great medical care with Kaiser for me and the 2 babies — and knew that February’s customers were Canadian.

Why would anybody in their right mind come back to a place where they were “detained” by ICE, looked down on by the locals, and just by turning on the TV could see the national government was turning fascist and literally trying to wall off the rest of the world?

Never lived in Florida, but visited an old friend there a couple of times. We’re grandmas now, but met at the University of Hawai’i , having both grown up there.

[not fooled]

20. And where is the gain in p*ssing off Canada?

Talk about idiocy...throwing away billions in business for nothing.

I really can't figure out why these people are so stupid.

[tavernier]

22. The gain?

Owning the libs.

[dem4decades]

27. Who would want their phones and social media searched?

Anyone with any sense had something in it or on it calling out the mad king.

[Old Crank]

24. Here is one from a south Florida realtor.

A lot of chaff to be separated but.

almost 11 months condo inventory is on the books. New condos are selling.
Flights have dropped at the time of the video by 15%
Canadians make up about 15% of the real estate sales in Florida, this will hurt.
People who don't own aren't coming down to rent costing small investors lots of money from rentals
Reasons, political,
Economic, insurance changes, weather issues, Canadian dollar has dropped and HOA fees have been climbing because of insurance and related issues.
He says it is bad.

[mitch96]

25. It will be interesting to see what happens this winter. There is/was a huge French Canadian snow bird population

on Hollywood Beach.. Will they return? Same with the Toronto connection with Clearwater florida...
The Blue Jays winter down that way.. Will their followers, follow?
I don't see any drops in real estate in my west central Florida town...Lets see what happens.
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