They want to take away our cars.

 House of Commons 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 inquiry 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 (created) 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 has any such authority under the National Capital Act passed by this Parliament."

House of Commons Ottawa June 1, 1970 Mr. Skoberg, NDP: "Is the Government of Canada, through the NCC, giving favourable consideration to the development of a plan which would eliminate automobiles from the downtown of Ottawa?"

Mr. Martin O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion): "At present no plans exist for the elimination of automobiles from downtown Ottawa."

The Greber Report of 1950 "Federal, scenic parkways and parks in the National Capital Region are dedicated to the memory of Canadian soldiers who died fighting in foreign wars." (Page 228/395.)

The scenic driveways are protected in perpetuity by the designation National Interest Land Mass:

• Ottawa River Parkway Wellington Street to Carling Avenue.
• Airport Parkway.
• Eastern Parkway, Hemlock Road to Highway 417.
• Eastern Driveway and Rockcliffe Park from Sussex Drive to Greenbelt.
• National Capital Commission Scenic Driveway.

Report of the Federal District Commission, 1949 "The Federal District Commission is justly famous for the utilization of the scenic beauty of the federal capital area. Wherever possible, parks and driveways are and will be located along the banks of the Rideau and Ottawa rivers, the Rideau Canal and Dow's Lake." (Page 14/75.)