The long-term preservation of green spaces in the Capital.

 House of Commons Ottawa November 4, 1974. Mr. Pierre De Bane (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Urban Affairs) Liberal: "Mr. Speaker, I want to assure the hon. member (Mr. Baker) that the National Capital Commission is fully aware of the matter which he has raised, namely that we must preserve the green spaces of this area..

I can assure the hon. member that there is no question of replacing the green spaces already existing in the national capital region with buildings. On the contrary, proposals are presently under study in order to link these green spaces together and have them penetrate further into the urban area...

I also wish to remind the hon. member that the NCC will very soon make public its planning concept for the whole region. This document, along with the proposals it will contain, will be studied by a joint special committee of the Senate and the House of Commons and of course members will have the opportunity to express their views.

The long-term preservation of these resources must be ensured, and at the same time the public must have access to them. The achievement of this objective implies the cohabitation of certain urban and rural environments. A typical example of this is, of course, the Experimental Farm in the centre of Ottawa."