Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Canadian politicians who tried to preserve federal property.

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau  created a Crown corporation called Harbourfront in order to save 100 acres of waterfront land in Toronto.
MP John Nunziata
MP Derek Lee
Individuals who created the National Interest Land Mass designation.
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Works Erik Nielsen.
Cabinet Ministers who refused to sell or transfer Greenbelt land to the City of Ottawa.
Environment Minister Jim Prentice.
Environment Minister John Baird.
Gatineau Park
Senator Mira Spivak created "An Act to amend the National Capital Act.(Establishment and Protection of Gatineau Park.)"
Politicians who want to see the Lebreton Flats turned into a National Park.
Environment Minister John Baird
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada John Manley.
MP Barry Mather - October 22, 1969.
The Greenbelt.
MP Marcel Proulx, Hull-Aylmer.
Hon. Gordon O'Connor, Carleton-Mississippi Mills.
MP. Beryl Gaffney, Nepean, Ontario.
MP Don Boudria, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, Ontario.
Experimental Farm, Ottawa
Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent.
MP Marlene Catterall.
Ottawa Councillor Clive Doucet.
Ottawa Councillor Katherine Hobbs.
Federal Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz.
Federal Minister of Agriculture Eugene Whelan.
Federal Minister of Agriculture Bud Olson.
Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition Party, PC, Mr. Walter David Baker, November 4, 1974.
MP and Leader of the Green Party Elizabeth May.
Hon. Howard Charles Green, PC Party House Leader; Leader of the Government Opposition in the House of Commons; Minister of Public Works.
Hon. George McIltaith.
 Parliamentary Precinct - Wellington Street buildings facing the Hill and the northern part of the Sparks Street Mall.
Senator Serge Joyal introduced "An Act to amend the National Capital Act (buildings or works of national significance.)" Bill S-203 was created to protect the heritage buildings along Wellington and the north side of the Mall."
  
CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia
Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay.
Minister of National Defence Gordon O'Connor.
MP Bill Casey.
MP Peter Stoffer.
Tried to save the Upton Experimental Farm in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Premier of PEI Pat Binns
Premier of PEI Robert Ghiz
MP Shawn Murphy
Mayor of Charlottetown Clifford Lee
Champions of the Sparks Street Mall, Ottawa.
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
Moffatt Farm.
Senator Anne Cools
Speaker of the Senate Noel Kinsella
Mayor of Ottawa Bob Chiarelli and the City Councillors tried to purchase the Moffatt Farm, an 88-acre  property near Mooney's Bay. 
Kingston Penitentiary, Ontario.
MP Ted Hsu.
City Councillor in Kingston, Ontario Bridget Doherty
City Councillor in Kingston, Ontario Bill Glover.
CFB Downsview, Toronto.
Toronto City Councillor Maria Augimeri.
Senneville Lodge, Senneville Quebec.
Mayor of Senneville, Quebec Jane Guest

MP Bill Blaikie
MP Charlie Angus - criticized the sale of 9 federal buildings.
MP Mark Holland.
Individuals who tried to save heritage properties.
Paul Oberman bought the Summerhill Station in North Toronto. Mr. Oberman laid down in front of a bulldozer that was demolishing aircraft hangars at CFB Downsview, Toronto:
CFB Downsview in Toronto, Ontario.






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