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      <title>Ontario is returning to the office. What does that mean for traffic and emissions?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Doug Ford government has sent public workers back to the office five days a week. In our latest video, we explain what that means for commuters around Toronto and beyond]]></description>
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<table><tbody><tr><td>Corresponding time stamp</td><td>Source</td></tr><tr><td>00:26</td><td><a href="https://news.ontario.ca/en/statement/1006309/ontario-public-service-returning-to-office-full-time" rel="noopener">Ontario public service announcement</a></td></tr><tr><td>00:36</td><td><a href="https://x.com/TDotResident/status/1961467900557988346">Doug Ford press conference</a>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>01:04</td><td><a href="https://carleton.ca/hbilab/wp-content/uploads/Final-report-Quantifying-the-net-impact-of-hybrid-work-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions.pdf" rel="noopener">Carleton University study</a></td></tr><tr><td>01:32</td><td><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-carbon-emissions-ghg-inventory-1.7191765" rel="noopener">Ontario is the single largest contributor to emissions</a></td></tr><tr><td>02:12</td><td><a href="https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/793c5e5cc2c644369555397b9aeebc45/page/Interactive-Map" rel="noopener">Highway 413 map</a></td></tr><tr><td>02:16</td><td><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-highway-413-bill-5/">Bradford Bypass</a></td></tr><tr><td>02:25</td><td><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-highways-induced-demand-explainer/">Induced demand explainer</a></td></tr><tr><td>03:00</td><td><a href="https://budget.ontario.ca/2025/chapter-1b-costs.html#section-3" rel="noopener">Ontario budget</a></td></tr><tr><td>03:30</td><td><a href="https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250826/dq250826a-eng.htm" rel="noopener">1 in 3 people use public transit in the GTA</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[L. Manuel Baechlin]]></dc:creator>
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