Offices Already 40% Empty

Federal office buildings were 40 percent empty even before the pandemic sent 240,000 employees to work from home, says a briefing note to Public Works Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. Cabinet has proposed selling half its office buildings nationwide but expects it will take decades: “Infrastructure is the second largest expense to the Government of Canada after salary expenses,”

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