There is nationwide opposition to the construction of a hospital on Ottawa's Experimental Farm.

Groups that want to preserve the integrity of the National Historic Site of Canada.
1.)  Protect the Farm-Home|Facebook
2.)  Save the Central Experimental Farm - Greenspace Alliance of Canada's Capital.
3.)  Saving the Central Experimental Farm|Heritage Ottawa.
4.)  COALITION TO SAVE THE CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM
5.)  Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and Health
6.)  Save the Farm - Protest to save our trees and greenspace-2017- Ecology Ottawa.
7.)  Agricultural Institute of Canada
8.)  The National Farmers' Union
9.)  Friends of the Farm
10,) Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association
Petitions
1.) Petition-Protection of the Central Experimental Farm as a research facility and a national historic site of Canada.
2.)  Save Ottawa's Precious Urban Space - Change.org.
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The Farm was on the Top 10 Endangered Places List in 2015 - National Trust for Canada.

Queen Juliana Park encompasses 8 acres of land. The park will be turned into a parking lot for the Civic or the NCC will sell it. PWGSC is the current owner. (Photo from" New Civic Hospital"-forum:skyscraperpage.com, page 3.)

In 1997 a decision was made to demolish 50 of the Farm's 82 buildings.(Google:"search on for a new president-the fight for the farm goes on"-Heritage Ottawa.) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Gerry Ritz refused to give Field #1 to the Ottawa Civic Hospital in 2008 and he saved the Ravenwood Experimental Farm in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.(Google:24.Central Experimental Farm Part 2 - Heritage Ottawa.)

Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan refused to transfer CEF land to the National Capital Commission.

A 1975 Ottawa Journal newspaper article.

The Sir John Carling Building can be seen in the background. This image is from a book that I found in the Ottawa Public Library downtown.