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Klaralven

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4. The disruption is more symbolic than having any economic effect

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Feb 10, 2022, 10:50 PM

Feb 2022

Government administrative functions and high technology are the main industries. Likely they can function pretty well by using work from home for normal operations and business continuity locations for critical functions.

Lots less impact than tying up Windsor.

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The population of Ottawa is about 1 million. [View all] brooklynite Feb 2022 OP

Excellent point and puts things in perspective. badhair77 Feb 2022 #1

It's the nation's capital. A million people have had their lives turned upside down for two weeks Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #2

There are children in the crowd on Parliament Hill. The truckers applegrove Feb 2022 #3

We need to clarify what constitutes "trucker" Nevilledog Feb 2022 #5

Sounds like children as hostages. roamer65 Feb 2022 #6

Sounds like an ForgedCrank Feb 2022 #8

The disruption is more symbolic than having any economic effect Klaralven Feb 2022 #4

It's not as if the whole city or more than a fraction is blocked. Have perspective. Laws different.n Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #7