Battered by a weak dollar and shocked by U.S. politics, Canadians are getting rid of their Florida homes at an inopportune time

Mark Hintz began flying the Canadian flag outside of his Florida home in January, after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump ratcheted up his talk about annexing Canada. The flag must have offended someone in Mr. Hintz’s gated community, because he received an unpleasant letter from his homeowners’ association telling him to take it down in three days or face fines of US$25 a day.

Mr. Hintz, a 56-year-old dual citizen who has lived in the United States with his 78-year-old mother for the past 12 years, was incensed. It affirmed that leaving his prim neighbourhood near Sarasota, Fla., and heading back to the Toronto area was the right move. He feels the U.S. political situation has got untenable in recent years.