The Ottawa Greenbelt cannot be marketed for housing.

  The 50,000 acres are a living memorial to Canadian soldiers who never returned after fighting in foreign wars. "Federal, scenic highways and parks in the National Capital Region are dedicated to the memory of Canadian soldiers who died fighting in foreign wars. They will be owned by the citizens of Canada in perpetuity.(Greber Report of 1950, page 228/395.)

 The property is part of the National Interest Land Mass and cannot be sold or subdivided.

 Leader of the Opposition Pierre Poilievre said the Ottawa Greenbelt is not needed for housing. "Canada can build more homes 'without getting rid of Greenbelts'" Poilievre says. August 23, 2023, Josh Pringle and Bill Carroll, CFRA The Morning Rush.

House of Commons May 25, 2010: MP Marcel Proulx (Hull-Aylmer) Liberal: "...The Liberal members from the National Capital Region, the member for Ottawa-Vanier, the member for Ottawa South and I as Liberal Members of  Parliament, have good reason to call for enhanced protection of the Ottawa Greenbelt. There are, as a matter of fact, no major regulations protecting this area. Together the City of Ottawa and the NCC could do whatever they like with it. We believe this greenspace must be protected from developers."

The City of Ottawa wants 13,700 acres of the Greenbelt: " It is estimated that of the 51,397.919 acres in the Greenbelt, at least one quarter, 13,739 might be eligible for development if the Greenbelt designation is removed." (Google: Beyond Ottawa 20/20. Tabling of the Official Plan Review-White Paper on Development in the Greenbelt. May 27, 2008.")  Environment Minister Jim Prentice refused to hand over the land.

HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT THE GREENBELT'S FUTURE! Public Consultation. "The Greenbelt consists of over 20,000 hectares of green space, forming a crescent-shape band that surrounds the nation's capital. It is a living symbol of Canada's rural landscape and ecologically sensitive areas---with a mix of farm, forests and wetlands which also provides important space for recreational usages, federal institutions and research facilities."

"The Greenbelt is like an "Emerald Necklace" and exists as a memorial to the Canadians who gave their lives in the Second World War. Starting at Shirley's Bay just north of Kanata, it circles down through Stony Swamp and Pinhey Forest and then continues east through the experimental farm, where it arcs back northward through Mer Bleue and then follows Green's Creek to the Ottawa River. The Greenbelt reaches a distance of 45 kilometers and ranges over a distance from two to 10 kilometers." (Google: skyscraperpage forum, waterloo warrior, May 29, 2009.)

A front-page article in the Ottawa Citizen, October 8, 1974. "Danson says 'no' to housing on Farm, Greenbelt." The Hon. Barney Danson was a Minister of National Defence and a Minister of State for Urban Affairs.