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Originally Posted by bikegypsy
They know that Ottawa is not only a government town but also a hi-tech hub and has been so for the past 40 years. Seriously, high-tech employs nearly as many people as the feds do in this city.
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A bit late of a reply, but this is pretty far from the truth. There are 145000 federal government workers in Ottawa and a bunch who work for provincial and municipal governments as well. High tech employs about 70000. We are definitely a tech hub, but still a government town at heart.