Committee of Adjustment Hearing regarding Earnscliffe.

Who cares about what happens to the red telephone booth? And why are jokes about Dr. Who more important than:

1.) The encroachment of the new embassy on government of Canada property---National Research Council and National Capital Commission.

2.)  The loss of 24 trees.

3.)  The modern design clashes with the Gothic beauty of Earnscliffe.

4.)  Government leaders including prime ministers of Canada; historians and other people who love this country wanted to see 140 Sussex Drive returned to its rightful owners.

5.)  The fact that the house nearly burned to the ground in 2011; and an auction in 1982 disposed of Sir John A. Macdonald's Earnscliffe furniture, artifacts; portraits, etc. The statue of Canada's first prime minister was removed from the grounds.

6.)  The utilities at Earnscliffe (water; heat; electricity) will be turned off during part of the new build.

 The former home of Sir John A. Macdonald is located on 140 Sussex Drive, Ottawa.To view the  Committee of Adjustment YouTube video Google: "Panel 1 Hearing August 19, 2020" and go to point 2:33.00.

The Committee and Heritage Ottawa approved of the new embassy construction. Despite the fact that part of the land is owned by the citizens of this country forever; and Senate Bill S-203 prohibits inappropriate, new construction within 500 metres of a property designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.  Prime Minister Brian Mulroney created the National Interest Land Mass designation in 1988 to stop the National Capital Commission from selling and subdividing Government of Canada buildings and landscapes. Earnscliffe is part of the NILM; 

2 parcels W. of Sussex Drive N. of MacDonald Cartier Bridge . Parking lot at Earnscliffe and 1 water lot. 0.44 ha. Google: 1988-09-15-tb-re-ncc.

According to the Committee hearing on August 19, 2020, NCC land will be completely redesigned for security reasons, including vehicle blocking. In perpetuity. That sounds familiar, the Crown corporation sold Major's Hill Park land to the American Embassy. Now an entire traffic lane has been taken over by the Embassy for security reasons in perpetuity. The people of Canada have the right to know precisely what is being envisioned for open space, public land that is being expropriated on the "Mile of History" Sussex Drive. Earnscliffe is a National Historic Site and should be a museum, not a private residence whose occupants apparently cherish their privacy. The public is permitted view the interior of the home once a year during "Doors Open Ottawa" and indoor photos are not allowed.

.I have a suggestion- Place a moratorium on any new construction on 140 Sussex Drive, Ottawa. According to the YouTube video, Earnscliffe and the new building "are not too far apart". (Time 3:00:00). 

The First Reading of Bill S-203 was on December 10, 2019. Any demolition(unless it is a hazard); new build; addition or alteration to properties within 500 metres of an Historic Site or Monument should be put on hold. 

 Who gave the National Capital Commission the authority to:

----Rent Mooney's Bay Park to the City of Ottawa. Trees were then cut down, and the footbridges and some grassland were removed.

----Demolish the Daly Building so that condominiums could be built. Many people in Ottawa wanted to see the Daly Building land preserved as a "John Lennon International Peace Park." During their Bed-In for Peace tour, John Lennon and Yoko Ono arrived in Ottawa via the train station directly across from the Daly site.

----Sell two Rideau Canal bridges that span the Rideau River the Mackenzie King Bridge and Laurier Avenue Bridge.

----Take over two-thirds of Rochester Park near Maplelawn on Richmond Road for redevelopment.

----Take public land on Sussex Drive away from Canadians for the benefit of foreign embassies and foundations.

----Privatize much of the southern part of the Sparks Street Mall.

---Ignore Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's National Interest Land Mass directive.

---Ignore Senator Serge Joyal's Bill S-203.

----Ignore height restrictions that were established during the 1960's to ensure that no buildings near Parliament Hill will be taller than the Peace Tower.

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Do not permit the redevelopment of Wellington Street across from Parliament Hill, and the northern part of the Sparks Street Mall. Documents pertaining to the modernization of the Parliament Precinct contain the following words:

demolition; infill; facadism and building heights. 

An arms-length, commercial Crown corporation should not have the power to:

 alter the landscape of Ottawa and Gatineau; divest and demolish Crown property; and remove the designations National Historic Site and Federal Heritage Building. And remove my Maple Leaf Flag and Coat of Arms from divested buildings. 

Earnscliffe; the Greenbelt; Gatineau Park; the Lebreton Flats; Royal Canadian Mint; Mooney's Bay Park; the Rideau Canal and hundreds of other properties should be preserved, as a legacy for our children and grandchildren; for the First Nations of Canada. And to honour the memories of families and businesses that were dispossesed when they were thrown off the Lebreton Flats, Greenbelt; Gatineau Park, Victoria Island and other locations.