Feds create new research hub at U of O to strengthen pandemic preparednes
The University of Ottawa will lead a new “pandemic preparedness hub” to help Canada produce vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics ahead of future pandemics.
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Affordable housing in Ottawa gets $18.5M boost from feds
At least 48 new units of affordable housing will be built in Ottawa thanks to funding announced Monday by the federal government.
Union files complaint against CRA over work-from-home rules
A union representing federal public servants has filed a bad-faith bargaining complaint against the Canada Revenue Agency.
Subcontracting ArriveCan development ‘seems highly illogical and inefficient:’ PM
The federal government paid millions of dollars over two years to GCstrategies, a two-person firm in Ottawa, for work related to the ArriveCan app.
As federal workers return to the office, some decry lack of direction, long commutes
Mona Fortier, the president of the Treasury Board, said the purpose of the hybrid work model is to increase collaboration between colleagues. But an internal
Downtown businesses cheer feds’ plan for public servants to start returning to office next month
Employees across all departments in the core public service will be subject to a “phased introduction” of the return-to-office plan starting Jan. 16.
Return to in-person work a contentious issue among federal public servants
Musings about a potential back-to-office order, which could mean two to three days of in-person work a week, are sparking debate.
Op-ed: Like business, the federal workforce is not turning back the clock, TB boss says
“Public servants have never stopped working and they delivered under extremely difficult circumstances when Canadians needed them most — during the pandemic,” writes Mona Fortier.
Transformative tales at Women, Wine & Wisdom
Dinner featured panel discussion with female cabinet minister, gender-transitioned banker and voice of Canada’s music industry.
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