Why do digital businesses get a free ride?

With this increase in transient accommodation in our residential neighbourhoods comes community disruptions and safety concerns.
Canada is in a housing crisis, and the unregulated commercial activity on these digital platforms is exacerbating the problem, writes Alana Baker of the Hotel Association of Canada.
Summer is a time when most Canadians take some well-earned vacation. But for many digital platforms, their holiday from taxes and regulations never ends.  Foreign-owned digital companies like Airbnb that don’t have a physical...

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