It’s Monday, April 20. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA JOINS LIST OF DEPARTMENTS TRACKING PUBLIC SERVANTS’ IN-OFFICE PRESENCE
Natural Resources Canada has become the latest federal government department to launch a pilot project to monitor whether public servants are meeting in-office requirements.
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CUTS AT GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA MARKS AN ‘END OF PEARSON’S DREAM,’ REPORT SAYS
The report from the left-leaning think tank Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives (CCPA) said that budget cuts could leave Canada paying only 0.17 per cent of gross national income, a far cry from Pearson’s target of 0.7 per cent, outlined in the 1969 Pearson Commission.
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MORE SPACE NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE FOUR-DAY RETURN-TO-OFFICE, GOVERNMENT ANALYSIS FINDS
Some public service workplaces will need to find more more space to accommodate employees on site four days per week, according to the department in charge of managing government properties.
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RURAL NAYSAYERS MUST NOT TORPEDO HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT | OPINION
Mohammed Adam: If individual interests were allowed to trump the national interest, there would never be progress anywhere.
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OTTAWA SENATORS DEFENCEMAN ARTEM ZUB A GAME-TIME DECISION AGAINST CAROLINA HURRICANES
The Ottawa Senators have had to battle adversity all season. They’ll have to do it again after losing defenceman Artem Zub to an undisclosed ailment that may keep him from suiting up for Game 2 of the first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh.
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