Why is the National Capital Commission protecting the Montfort Woods and not the Experimental Farm?

The City of Ottawa rezoned 50 acres of the Experimental Farm, from Open Space to Residential and Institutional. The Montfort Woods were also designated as Residential and Institutional when they were owned by the Phoenix real estate corporation. However, they are now Environmentally Sensitive. If land behind the Montfort Hospital can be re designated, so can The Farm.
City of Ottawa Planning and Environmental Committee    June 29, 2004
Zoning - 701-711 Montreal Road. The City of Ottawa re designated 701-711 Montreal Road from Residential Area and Major Institutional Area to Environmentally Sensitive Area.
Background
"The site is situated behind the Montfort Hospital with partial frontage on Lang's Road to the east. The site known as Montfort Woods is a natural woodlot that is surrounded by the Montfort Hospital and long-term care facility to the south, Aviation Parkway to the west, CFB Rockcliffe to the north and the Fairhaven community to the east. The site is approximately 7 hectares in size.
     "The National Capital Commission (NCC) acquired the Montfort Woods property on January 27, 2004, and has submitted Official Plan and Zoning amendments to establish an Urban Natural Features designation and Environmentally Sensitive Area designation under the new City of Ottawa and former City of Ottawa Official Plans, respectively."
     "These changes reflect the NCC's intention that the Montfort Woods receive the highest level of natural area protection afforded by the City of Ottawa Official Plan and Zoning By-law. The NCC indicated in their application that the woods would be used for:
conservation
education interpretation
scientific and
passive leisure activity. They stated that the land would be maintained in its natural state for future generations to enjoy. The NCC indicated that the Montfort Woods has been designated as part of the National Interest Land Mass."
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I would like to point out a couple of inconsistencies:
Point 1:  Are the Montfort trees more important than the trees on the Farm? According to an open letter sent to the NCC by former Ottawa Mayors Jacquelin Holzman and Jim Durrell:
     "Hundreds of trees (on the Farm) will need to be cut down. Yes, we counted, but we stopped at 500!" (From: NCC Federal Site Review for the New Civic Campus of the Ottawa Hospital, October 21, 2016, page 215/256.)

Point 2: The Farm is also used for:
conservation
education interpretation - The Fletcher Wildlife Garden Interpretive Centre; Agriculture Museum.
scientific activity - research conducted by scientists at the Experimental Farm helped the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change win the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize:

The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Photo is from The Royal House of Norway.

leisure activity - The Farm is known as a museum without walls; an oasis in the city and a sanctuary. A major hospital, parking lots, medical clinics and laboratories will have a negative impact on the peace and tranquility of the site. There will be noise pollution and light pollution. For a year people who live near the Royal Ottawa Hospital had to endure high-intensity lights invading their living space. People who are walking dogs or jogging will face danger from the inevitable increase in vehicles. I have no doubt that wild animals will flee from the site, which is an important destination for bird watchers.
Point 3: The CEF and the Montfort Woods are both designated as National Interest Land Mass.








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