Some of you may be aware that the company which bought this federal property, Larco Investments Ltd., plans to demolish one of Vancouver's most architecturally-significant buildings. Graham House was designed by the famous Canadian architect Arthur Erickson in 1963. It is the building that launched his career. It is currently listed as a building of primary cultural and historic importance. The prospect of the destruction of Graham House has sparked weeks of controversy and pleas of clemency in Vancouver.
Larco Investments Ltd. has met this with stony silence, refusing comment, and preferring simply to dispatch its lawyers for a demolition permit. This cavalier attitude only amplifies our concerns about the government's troubling tendency toward secrecy, especially when it comes to the protection of heritage buildings, several of which are part of the second phase of the real estate plan.
The limitations of our time slot prevent us from canvassing all of our concerns. I hope that we will be able to speak to those I have had to leave out later in the meeting.
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