The Globe and Mail: Public servants remain a key part of the Ottawa economy, and hybrid working arrangements have taken a toll on downtown businesses. The situation has been made worse after cuts to staffing levels that mean there are fewer potential customers.
Many of those business owners hoping workers will be back in the office days a weeks are taking note of remarks that Prime Minister Mark Carney – an Ottawa MP – made to the city’s board of trade at a forum last month attended by about 1,100 people…