Friday, February 1, 2019

Preserving historic sites.

Bridget Doherty - a City Councillor for the Village of Portsmouth, Kingston, where the Kingston Pen and many other historic buildings are located. "...I also believe it is our responsibility to preserve historic sites for future generations and ensure there are physical reminders from all aspects of the lives that came before us".(October 18 2018 interview.) Ms. Doherty was also a lead organizer for the Save our Prison Farms campaign.
Bill Glover - a City Councillor in Kingston who wants to save the Kingston Pen. "It is not inconceivable that they could level the entire site."

Former Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay reclaimed most of CFB Shearwater.
Former Minister of National Defence Gordon O'Connor
Former Member of Parliament Bill Casey
Former Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Island Ted Hsu - "Kingston Penitentiary has been open for nearly two centuries. During that time it has become out of date and renovated several times. It has kept up with the times for nearly two centuries. Why now is this not possible?"
Former Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz

Former Toronto City Councillor Maria Augimeri
Erik Nielsen - A Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Public Works.
Richmond, British Columbia City Councillor Ken Johnston

The government of Pierre Trudeau created the Foreign Investment Review Agency. Foreign ownership was restricted in key sectors of the Canadian economy, including the commercial banking, radio, television, resource and other industries. The Trudeau government also nationalized potash companies in Saskatchewan.

Festival Express (Photo from abackpackersjourney.ca)


My Dad, George Shaw (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau at Union Station in Ottawa, 1968.


















































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