Return-to-office push risks more than a frustrating commute

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Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali. The increased in-office mandate for public servants began on May 4 without addressing the longstanding issues plaguing federal workspaces, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

May 13, 2026

CALGARY—Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, and become a mummer’s farce. That is the path of idiocy the Treasury Board Secretariat has taken with the roll out of their return-to-office policies.

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