National Capital Commission - Proposal by chairman to close parkways for a week.

 The NCC will eventually ban motor vehicles from parkways in the National Capital Region. A similar proposal received a negative reaction in 1970.

House of Commons Debates  Ottawa  May 15, 1970.

Mr. Duncan Gordon Blair (Grenville-Carleton) Liberal. "I would like to direct a question to the Acting Prime Minister, and I regret that I was not able to give him notice. Is the government aware of a statement or statements to the press by the Chairman of the National Capital Commission to the effect that he might close the national capital parkways in this region for a week, for the strange inquiries of ... proving their importance in carrying traffic?"

 "The second part of my question is whether the Acting Prime Minister can assure the House that the government will not permit the people of this area this inconvenience (caused) by the disruption that this extraordinary and senseless experiment will cause?"

Hon. George J. McIlraith (Acting Prime Minister; Solicitor General of Canada.) "The statement has caused concern. I am very doubtful that the Chairman of the commission has any such authority under the National Capital Act passed by this Parliament."

House of Commons Debates  Ottawa  July 24, 1964.

Hon. J.P. Dechatelets (Minister of Public Works.)  "Mr. Speaker, yesterday the hon. member for Pontiac-Temiscamingue (Mr. Martineau) asked me if it was true that the authortities of the ncc intended to interfere in the public transportation service in the national capital. I wish to assure the hon. member that the ncc never intended to interfere in the field of public transportation and that this rumour is groundless."