A call for the nationalization of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

House of Commons Debates, Ottawa     February 16, 1981.
Leslie Gordon Benjamin, New Democratic Party.

Mr. Les Benjamin (Regina).
     "Madam Speaker, I rise under the provisions of Standing Order 43 to remind the House that this is the one hundredth birthday of Canadian Pacific. In view of the fact that Canadian Pacific Limited made $582 million profit last year resulting from assets given to it by the Canadian people, and since the CPR claims that its side of the bargain, including the Crowsnest Pass agreement is a burden too onerous, I moved, seconded by the hon. member for Winnipeg North (Mr. Orlikow):
 That this House wishes Canadian Pacific Limited unhappy birthday and calls upon the government to bring Canadian Pacific Limited under public ownership, return its assets to the people of Canada, and retire its board of directors, including old blue eyes."

Jeanne Sauve (Speaker of the House of Commons) Liberal.
Madam Speaker:
     "Is there unanimous consent for this motion?"

Some Hon. Members:
     "Agreed".

Some Hon. Members:
     "No".
CALL FOR NATIONALIZATION ON OCCASION OF CENTENNIAL,  STANDING ORDER 43.
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The 1984 Report of the Auditor General of Canada, Section 6.90.

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Canadian Pacific Limited subsidiaries:
Marathon Realty
Canadian Pacific Hotels
Cominco
Fording Coal
CNCP Telecommunications-a joint venture between the CNR and CPR.
CP Oil and Gas Company
CP Airlines
CP Express Company (Trucking.)
CP Ships
The MacMillan Bloedel Timber Company
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Real estate holdings of the CPR
Land beneath the Husky Tower/Calgary Tower in Alberta.
Land beneath an office tower called Metro Hall (City Hall) in Toronto.
Land beneath the Dufferin Mall in Toronto and Place d"Orleans shopping malls.

Spiral Tunnels
The tunnel located at Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, British Columbia.
A tunnel in Brockville, Ontario that was donated to the city.

The CPR has drilling, mining, timber and water rights on land it received as a grant from the federal government.
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Books written about the railway:
"The National Dream" (1970) and "The Last Spike" by Pierre Berton.
"A History of the Canadian Pacific Railway" (1923) by H.A. Innis.
"History of the Canadian Pacific Railway" (1977) by W. Kaye Lamb.
"Canadian Pacific: A Brief History" (1968) by J.L. McDougall.

My mother, niece and a friend are walking towards the High Level Bridge in Lethbridge, Alberta. I took the photo during the early 1990's.