The privatization of public property.

1.)  Fraser Institute:

2.) City of Ottawa White Paper on Development in the Greenbelt, May 27, 2008... Petitions: Save the Greenbelt!Ottawa plans to turn 1/3rd of the Greenbelt into subdivisions./ Keep Ottawa's Greenbelt Green.

2067 Greenbelt Vision Statement "The Greenbelt will forever protect natural systems, agriculture and opportunities for outdoor recreation that will inspire Canadians and contribute to the sustainability and quality of life in Canada's Capital Region. The Greenbelt will remain in the public domain." (Page 53/196.)   

3.)  "A Roadmap to Strengthening Public Safety (2007) by Rob Sampson. "A new prison will be constructed in Kingston, Ontario populated from the consolidation of Pittsburgh   Joyceville    Collins Bay Institution    The Regional Treatment Centre    Warkworth   and Millhaven."  (page 198.)  "Joyceville and Pittsburgh farmland could be worth $2 million dollars, while the Regional Headquarters at 440 and 462 King Street West could net $17 million dollars." (page 208.)

4.)  "NCC Federal Site Review for the New Civic Campus of the Ottawa Hospital." (2016).

A 1974 Ottawa Journal article.

5.)  "Preston-Carling District Secondary Plan" (2016) "Bounded on the north by Highway 417, and Orangeville Street, on the east by Rochester Street and Booth Street, on the south by Carling Avenue, Prince of Wales Drive and the Experiment(al) Farm and Norman Street, on the west by Bayswater Avenue, Sherwood Drive, Breezehill Avenue South, Hickory Street, Loretta Avenue South, Beech Street and Railway Street."

6.)  The Provincial Capital Commission in Victoria, British Columbia was the gatekeeper for heritage buildings and park land but the BC government dissolved the agency.

A 2013 map from The Times Colonist.

7.)  The Ontario Realty Corporation is selling off 243 properties including the London, Ontario psychiatric hospital where Dr. Maurice Bucke practised for years. Dr. Bucke was the author of "Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind." and he was a friend of American writer Walt Whitman.

A 1990 movie about Dr. Maurice Bucke. Amazon photo.

Organizations that are trying to save current and former government of Canada properties:

The Heritage Canada Foundation.

The Historical Society of Ottawa - Sparks Street Mall.

Save the Peggy's Cove Lighthouse, Nova Scotia,

The Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society.

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society, Steveston Village, Richmond, British Columbia.

Friends of the Kingston Penitentiary.

Save Our Prison Farms - A national campaign.

ipetition-Don't Erase History, Protect the Kingston Penitentiary.

#ygk Challenge: Save Kingston Penitentiary and Regional Treatment Centre.

Save the Kingston Portsmouth Harbour and Greenspace.

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Dominion Observatory campus in the Capital. 

Save Mooney's Bay|Facebook.Save Mooney's Bay. Change.org.  Sign the Petition-Save Mooney's Bay.  Ottawa: Protect Mooney's Bay from Development. Save Mooney's Bay-Save Our Waterfront-Wordpress.com.