I'm neither a federal employee nor a resident of Ontario, but if I were and Doug Ford got his way on this I would make it my personal mission to never spend a dime in downtown Ottawa.
I remember Ford hiding out at his cottage and having secret conversations with the white supremacist leaders of the Muhhh Freedumm MOU group as the Ottawa occupation was taking place. Scumbag.
I think Mr Ford should stick to his provincial lane, and let the poor commercial landlords figure out their own finances.
This isn't a provincial issue and this isn't a federal issue. I'm not even sure it's a muni issue, as it seems like a case of bad planning and over-extended land-barons -- ie a private budgetary issue.