I don't really see anyone suggesting that it is good for anyone except for themselves, and whether it has "real downsides for the wider community" depends on the context of the vacation home in question. But regardless, #### right off telling someone how to live their lives and what to do with their money, particularly when what he's doing is just enjoying it. He's not a foreign investor trying to buy up condos to get rental income or whatever, he just wants a place in the mountains. I'd love one of those myself.
Instead of having a place in Canmore I'm sure Sliver could take cruise every year, or do an African safari every couple of years, or buy an RV and drive it from place to place or a thousand other things with his recreation budget. If he wants to spend his time and money in Canmore, including by having a place to retreat to, that's his business. The fact that others can't do likewise due to their own personal life journey being different from his does not entitle them to shame the guy for trying to get enjoyment out of his life in the way he sees fit.
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