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Originally Posted by acottawa
It is a function of Ottawa being a capital city without a well-developed private sector. If the Feds leave it is hard to see who would be interested in taking their place. A significant portion of the “private” office space downtown is also federal-related (lobbyists, consultants, professional services, embassies). Much of this will also clear out if the federal office footprint dwindles.
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Exactly. We have established a high tech footprint but otherwise Toronto and Montreal are the go to location for expansion of white collar jobs in Canada and it's not the cost of office space.
Diversify is a good buzzword but PS is an industry like oil in Calgary. It generates huge wealth for the city and to replace it we will have to fight Halifax, Waterloo, Winnipeg etc.
I think focusing on making downtown more pleasant is the wheelhouse of the city. I know there are conflicting opinions but some of it is just scaling down our extreme Ottawaness. Some examples a Christmas market with Alcohol, allowing the private sector in some public spaces, maybe let non far grown food to be sold but charge farmers less. We constantly have these European idealized ideas but without the funding or culture.
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