The individuals and corporations that benefited from the privatization of Canadian Crown property

1.) An American amusement park operator, Six Flags, bought the 146 acre La Ronde in Montreal; La Ronde was created for Expo 67.

My stepmother in the American pavilion, Expo 67. The geodesic dome was designed by American architect Buckminster Fuller.

2.) An American conglomerate,General Electric, bought the real estate portfolio of Marathon Realty, a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
 More than 100 years ago Sir John A. Macdonald gave the CPR 25 million acres of land and $25 million dollars, on the condition that any land not needed for railway purposes would revert to the Crown, the people of Canada. However, the CPR created a real estate corporation, Marathon, to sell reversionary land. See "Wotherspoon v. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.".
A premier of British Columbia Gordon Campbell, a mayor of Calgary Rod Sykes and a senator and premier of Manitoba Duff Roblin were Marathon Realty executives.

3.) In 1987 or 1988, 91 acres of land were annexed from the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. A high-density neighborhood called "Central Park" was created on the land; the street names are interesting:
Trump
Gotham - which is a nickname for New York City.
Manhattan
Fordham - which is a university in NYC.
Gramercy - Gramercy Park is a fashionable neighborhood in NYC.
Bloomingdale - a department store headquartered in NYC.

4.) Prince al Waleed bin Talal and Carl Icahn owned Canada's Eiffel Towers, our Palaces of Versailles, the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway hotels--- Chateau Frontenac, Chateau Laurier, Jasper Park Lodge, Banff hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, Royal York...

5.) A profit-making corporation paid one dollar for a massive military base in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, read the book "On the Take" by Stevie Cameron.

6.) Larco Investments of Vancouver, current owners of the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa, bought nine government of Canada buildings, including the Thomas d"Arcy McGee Building, 90 Sparks Street in Ottawa. Once a federal building is privatized, Canada's Maple Leaf Flag and Coat of Arms are removed.

7.) A developer from India bought Canada's High Commission in London, England. Gordon Campbell is responsible for the denationalization of Macdonald House. When he was premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell sold BC Rail to CN Rail for 1 billion dollars cash. He also wanted to privatize the Crown assets belonging to another provincial Crown corporation, the Provincial Capital Commission in Victoria.


8.) The Canadian National Railway was a federal Crown corporation. Today, the richest man in the world---Bill Gates---is a major shareholder in CN Rail. The company is now called "CN" and not "Canadian National"  in order to distance the company from any link to the word Canadian.

9.) Current President of the United States Donald Trump---the Trump Tower is located on former Canadian National Railway land at Bay and Adelaide Streets in Toronto, Ontario.

American Pavilion, Expo 67.