The Confederation Heights Government Buildings in Ottawa.

The Canada Lands Company will be involved with another "strategic disposal" of government property, this time in Confederation Heights, Ottawa. The arms length Crown corporation has already  taken over the Booth Street and Tunney's Pasture complexes in the Nation's Capital, now it's time for the destruction of:
The Sir Charles Tupper Building, 2720 Riverside Drive now owned by PWGSC; and the Taxation Data Centre, located at 875 Heron Road, a Revenue Canada Building.
(The Sir Charles Tupper and Taxation Data properties were going to be sold in February of 2007, according to an Ottawa Citizen article.)

From: Federal Directory of Real Property book-1994.

Several other government properties may also be flattened, including the Sir Leonard Tilley Building and the former Canadian Broadcasting Company National Headquarters. According to one document I read, other uses may be found for the relatively new Canada Post Centre.
Documents that pertain to the redevelopment of the Confederation Heights government office complex:
Google: 7.0 -Confederation HeightsI City of Ottawa.
Google: (PDF) confederation heights - 1950-2050 (Queen's University)
The land encompasses 104 hectares.
PWGSC and the National Capital Commission are apparently involved with this project, which will include intensive residential development. And the former CBC Ottawa landmark may be a Classified Heritage Building, but that means nothing; once the Canada Lands Company acquires a property, the building loses all heritage designation ---see what happened to the Kingston Prison for Women; the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Penitentiary; the Dominion Public Building in Toronto; the Spadina roundhouse; the London, Ontario CN Tower; the Canada Post Distribution Centre in Toronto that became the Air Canada Centre...
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War has been declared on the Kingston Penitentiary.

 During times of war enemies of a nation will deliberately destroy all architectural sites and buildings of importance to a city--- the definition of this wartime destruction is called a "scorched earth policy". A country's built heritage helps to define the character of a city or town; helps to create a sense of morale and pride in the citizens; provides money from tourists from around the world. The United Nations is aware of how important a nation's landmarks are, they created UNESCO to help save endangered sites. Parks Canada has now removed all heritage designation and protection from the Kingston Penitentiary, see the letter Parks Canada wrote to me, below:

Who can forget about Kingston's irreplaceable history; and the history of KP (Charles Dickens and Ernest Hemingway visited and wrote articles about the prison.) The collective  morale of Kingstonians is more important than Canada Lands Company financial statements and income.

Collins Bay, the Prison for Women, the Big House and Joyceville are part of the City's DNA , their heart and soul, their identity. Kingston is "The Limestone City" and "The Prison Capital of Canada". In what universe is a high rise condo more important than a building that is older than  Confederation; a building that defines a skyline; a building that citizens point to with pride when they show relatives and visitors around the city. "The Big House" will last for thousands of years, because it was constructed with limestone. If I see a video of "The Big House" crumbling after being assaulted by wrecking balls, part of my soul will die.

Tourists will not visit Kingston so they can see the townhouses, hotels and sailing club that were built on the grounds of a demolished Kingston Penitentiary. You are tearing the life and soul out a out a community that was Canada's first Capital city. Show us that you respect our history, architecture and feelings, Canada Lands Company---in your Corporate Reports  and Senate Hearings you say that you realize how important heritage buildings and community acceptance are. Prove it, and walk away from the Kingston Penitentiary and the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour.

A recent letter to me from Parks Canada.