Crown Assets.

 A recent statement from the Department of Public Works: "Much of the government-owned Ottawa-Gatineau portfolio is obsolete. There is room for the private development sector to create new space."

Yesterday in the House of Commons (March 22, 2023) MP's were discussing the future of 6,000 "ugly" federal government buildings that could be converted to residential housing. As I mentioned before, my husband was a PWGSC employee for nearly 28 years and I visited the so-called "ugly" Place du Portage Phase 4 building. Who is running the National Capital Region? Developers with deep pockets? Federal politicians and the NCC, you represent all Canadian citizens from coast to coast to coast.

Value of land and buildings in the Capital. This evaluation does not include the parks and playgrounds that were managed by the Federal District Commission, now called the National Capital Commission:

House of Commons Ottawa March 2, 1939 Mr. Cardin (Minister of Public Works): "According to the assessment commissioner of the city of Ottawa the figures as of March 1938, the latest we have, were:

• Land - $8, 332, 375.
• Buildings - $35, 609, 209.

"That is the total assessed value of the properties in Ottawa. I am informed unofficially that this valuation will shortly be increased substantially."