Nine acres of land beside the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway are being privatized and sold to foreign embassies. That land is sacred, it is dedicated to Canadian soldiers who died fighting in foreign wars:
House of Commons Ottawa April 22, 1996. Petitions.
Member of Parliament Marlene Catterall (Ottawa West) Liberal: "Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to present a petition signed by close to 1,000 people. It arises from a situation that occurred in our nation's capital last year when the National Capital Commission was looking at selling off parts of green space and open corridors..."
"The petitioners call to the attention of the House that when Jacques Greber released his plan for the capital in 1950 it was at the direction of the capital as a national war memorial to those who fought in the wars in defence of Canada. Therefore, the petitioners call on Parliament to ensure that this committment and the dedication of the green spaces of the nation's capital are maintained as a national war memorial and are not disposed of or sold."
Scenic Driveways in Ottawa.
- Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.
- Queen Elizabeth Driveway.
- Sir George- Etienne Cartier Parkway.
- Aviation Parkway.
- National Capital Commission Scenic Driveway.
The Queen Elizabeth Driveway and National Capital Commission Driveway are shown in the following YouTube videos:
Google: "Snow Music Color/Dance" with music by George Winston, and "Ottawa Snow Drive and Walk, NCC Scenic Driveway, Experimental Farm." The 28-minute video was uploaded two days ago.
House of Commons Ottawa July 22,1960. The Hon. Thomas Miller Bell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.)Progressive Conservative.
Mr. Bell (Carleton):"...Among the new projects to be undertaken I believe the Ottawa river parkway takes highest priority... To the whole capital it will give new character, added personality and distinction. No other project can have such an immediate distinction." (The scenic route is now the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.)
National Interest Land Mass.
Greber Report of 1950.
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