"Coun. Riley Brockington, who represents the newly leased land, has been trying to lock into the lease conditions that would preserve as many buildings on the property as possible, such as the Dominion Observatory". (From:"Reevely: Feds say they'll pay $11.8 million to clean up new Civic site", Ottawa Citizen February 23, 2018.)
Are you serious? I thought the mandate of Parks Canada was to protect Canada's cultural history. I was mistaken. Parks Canada is permitting the destruction of Classified Heritage Buildings including the Dominion Public Building in Toronto.
Parks Canada is also contemplating the sale of $8 billion dollars of infrastructure including a bridge that spans the Rideau Canal, the Hog's Back Bridge. The Rideau Canal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A statement from Catherine McKenna, Minister responsible for Parks Canada:
"The protection of our heritage places has never been more important...It is only through a unified and collaborative approach that we can create a path forward and secure the future of Canada's heritage places, now and for future generations."
In order to preserve Canada's history for future generations, I have a few suggestions:
1.) Preserve the integrity of the Experimental Farm in Ottawa --- as I have said before, 91 acres of the farm were annexed in 1988 and a subdivision called Central Park was created. Street names are Trump, Bloomingdale
Gotham, Staten
Manhattan,, Fordham and Rutgers.
2.) Change the National Capital Act (1985) by removing NCC's power to "sell, grant, convey or otherwise dispose of or make available any property to any person..."
The National Capital Commission should be not a Crown corporation that profits from the sale of bridges, a shopping centre and land was was expropriated from ordinary Canadians.
3.) Permit the United Nations to designate the Village of Portsmouth a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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