A worker repairs overhead wires on a stalled OC Transpo train near Lees Avenue station in Ottawa, on Jan. 6, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
Officials managing the federal government’s return-to-office plans are concerned about the ability of Ottawa’s troubled municipal transit system to actually get public servants to their workplaces, an internal memo shows.
Canada’s top public servant, Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia, and Isabelle Mondou, the deputy clerk, met with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe on Feb. 19 to discuss the city’s readiness to support an increased onsite presence across the federal public service.
