Mrs. Beryl Gaffney (Nepean) Liberal. "Mr. Speaker, headlines today claim that Campeau Corporation has made application to build a 36-storey building at Kent and Queen Streets within the environs of Parliament Hill. The construction of the office tower would exceed the city's 45-metre height restriction. To allow this building to be built would set a dangerous precedent in the long-standing practice of protecting the vista of Parliament Hill and its surroundings."
"While I understand that these buildings are important to the economy, it is imperative that the historical practice of protecting the view of the capital is maintained. These buildings such as the Peace Tower are a symbol of Canada. To have a 36-storey tower jutting into the view of Canada's most important symbol would be a desecration of our federal land."
"We must make every effort to protect the beauty of our nation's capital and continue the past practice of limiting the height of buildings within the precincts of Parliament."
Photographs of Robert Campeau that were taken by my Dad:
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