The scenic highways.

House of Commons Ottawa July 22, 1960 Mr. Thomas Miller Bell, Carleton, Progressive Conservative (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada): "Among the new projects to be undertaken, I believe the Ottawa River parkway takes the highest priority. Properly designed, it will be an almost revolutionary addition to our parkway system. To the whole capital it will give new character, added personality and distinction."

House of Commons Ottawa March 3, 1977 Mr. Walter Baker (Grenville-Carleton): "In view of the importance of roads, which was mentioned by the hon. member who has just resumed his seat, and in view of the importance of the quality of life, the movement of traffic and the general enhancement of the national capital, would the minister look into reactivating plans for the completion of the National Capital Commission parkway along the Ottawa River?"

House of Commons Ottawa September 20, 1968 MP Lloyd Francis (Carleton-Ottawa West): "The National Capital Commission is not responsible for providing the health, recreation, traffic engineering, street maintenance and other services that the City of Ottawa provides. I invite hon. members of this house, especially the new members, to drive along the magnificent western parkway which has just been created by the national capital commission. Drive west along the parkway on Wellington Street to its termination on Carling Avenue, and then turn around and come back. As you approach Wellington Street from the west, you will pass beside Nepean Bay which has been substantially beautified by the national capital commission's efforts. Look ahead and you will see Ottawa's skyline."

"The NCC has a long-standing policy to retain federal riverfront land." (The Hon. Ron Stewart, Official Land Use Policy in the City of Ottawa---June 1984.)

Report of the Federal District Commission, 1949, page 14/45: "The FDC is justly famous for the utilization of the scenic beauty of the federal capital. Wherever possible, parks and driveways are and will be located along the banks of the Ottawa and Rideau rivers, the Rideau Canal and Dow's Lake."

Land adjacent to the Rideau Canal is part of the National Interest Land Mass. NILM holdings include "The national institutions and symbols, rivers and canal banks, Confederation Boulevard, parkway corridors, Gatineau Park and the Greenbelt. Land forming the NILM will be retained by the NCC in perpetuity."

The Old Ottawa East Community Association indicated that "Colonel By Drive and the Queen Elizabeth Driveway are essential routes for residents, as well as a vital part of the communities' green and blue landscape." (NCC Capital Urban Lands Plan and Parkway Policy Review---Public Consultation, March of 2014.)

The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway---An Ottawa Citizen interview with the NCC: "The impending removal from the parkway of hundreds of buses per day leads to the question of whether it makes sense to devote a huge portion of the city's prime real estate to a commuter roadway." February 25, 2014.

YouTube videos--- 1.)"Snow Music 'Color/Dance'" with music by George Winston. Featuring Queen Elizabeth Drive and the Agriculture Museum. 2.) "Ottawa Snow Drive and Walk" Showcasing the Experimental Farm's scenic driveway and Fletcher Wildlife Garden. Government of Canada parkways belong to the people of Canada---they are not "surplus Crown assets" that will generate billions of dollars if they are depaved.