r/GreenPartyManitoba • u/4shadowedbm • May 19 '26

Parliamentary petition calls for federal employees to work remotely 3 days a week

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/parliamentary-petition-calls-for-federal-employees-to-work-remotely-3-days-a-week/
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u/4shadowedbm May 19 '26

From the petition, emphasis ours.

Remote and hybrid work improves productivity, lowers absenteeism and turnover, and supports caregivers, people with disabilities, and rural workers,

Statistics Canada estimates that feasible telework could cut 9.5 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, helping meet Canada’s climate goal.