This entry was researched by “Tales from Buzzard Point” Series Editor David Rusk.
As this occurred in the mid-1980s when the Rusk family lived in Albuquerque, I only became aware of the whole controversy while reviewing back issues of the Evening Star, searching for more stories about Buzzard Point. The February 29, 1986, edition carried the following story in its Metro section.
THE National Capital Planning Commission rejected yesterday the application of the Canadian government to build its new embassy at legendary Buzzard Point.
Instead, the NCPC directed that the embassy should be built on the lot that the Canadian government had previously acquired in 1978 on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets.