Conservatives’ sympathy for public servants wanting to work from home will likely be low

If the polls are to believed, the Conservatives are poised to form government following the next election. They have already indicated their dismay about the size of the public service, and questioned its competence as an institution to deliver services to Canadians.
Jennifer Carr, president of PIPSC, pictured Sept. 9, 2024, at a rally for public servants' remote work rights outside 365 Laurier Avenue West in Ottawa, Immigration and Citizenship Canada.

OTTAWA—Federal public service employees have been mandated by the Treasury Board to return to the office for at least three days a week. This decision is being met with resistance from unions, one of which has won a judicial review of the decision in Federal...

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