Sunday, May 28, 2023

"Time to privatize: Governments should begin selling off assets." The Fraser Institute.

Sell the CN Tower, Canada Post, Via Rail, Canada Place in Vancouver with its iconic white sails...The word "Canada" was stripped from Canada Post mailboxes and delivery trucks...

House of Commons Ottawa May 15, 1992. A comment by MP Dennis Mills.
The words "Canada" and "Canadian" were nearly stripped from the landmark CN Tower in Toronto.
The Universal Man statue was wrenched from the base of the CN Tower and lay in the mud and snow while the Skydome was being built. The statue is now located in the parking lot of the Yorkdale Shopping Mall.
The National Capital Commission wants to remove "restrictive" designations that prevent the sale of Government of Canada real estate:
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site - The Rideau Canal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The United Nations will remove the UNESCO designation, if a residence is built behind the Chateau Laurier Hotel and if a hospital is constructed near Dows Lake.
  • National Interest Land Mass - created by the Mulroney government in 1988 to prevent the sale of properties including Gatineau Park, the Greenbelt, the Experimental Farm, Scenic Parkways along the Ottawa River, Rideau River and Dow's Lake, Rideau Hall, 24 Sussex Drive, 7 Rideau Gate, Lebreton Flats, the Royal Canadian Mint, etc.
  • Classified Federal Heritage Building
  • Recognized Federal Heritage Building
  • National Historic Site of Canada
  • Ordnance and Admiralty land-used for the defence of Canada. Major's Hill Park was Ordnance land, and HMCS Carleton on 79 Prince of Wales Drive is still an Ordnance property.
I believe the Martello Towers in Kingston, Ontario and Eastern Canada are in imminent danger. The Martello Towers in England, Ireland and Wales were privatized and converted to housing and hotels.

 

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