Virtual reality: COVID leaves legacy of remote work for cabinet staff

‘If Parliament is able to work remotely and able to kind of continue and carry out its function, it’s set a bit of a precedent for everyone else,’ says former staffer John O’Leary.

Staffers wait outside a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Nov. 8, 2021, shortly after that year's election, after which the transition to increasingly in-person work began. After being normalized during COVID, some staff continue to work remotely, including from outside the National Capital Region.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

April 3, 2024

For better or worse, the COVID-19 pandemic helped normalize the ability for federal political staff to work remotely—not just from outside the office, but also from outside the National Capital Region—and it’s an option that remains available for many cabinet staff, in...

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