Return-to-office mandates may not be the solution to downtown struggles that Canadian cities are banking on

By Alexander Wray, PhD Candidate in Geography, Western University
Jamie Seabrook, Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Professor, Department of Paediatrics; Professor, Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Western University
Jason Gilliland, Director, Urban Development Program; Professor, Geography & Environment, Western University
Sean Doherty, Professor of Geography & Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University

Instead of trying to force unwilling workers back to the office, Canadian cities should instead focus on developing downtowns that people genuinely want to visit and experience.

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