"Amend the National Capital Act" - Senator Noel Kinsella, Senate of Canada May 13, 2002.

 Senator Kinsella raised the following points:

• All Canadians have a direct interest in the open lands and assets of the National Capital. The NCC holds these properties in trust and on a fiduciary basis on behalf of all Canadians from coast to coast.
• The National Capital Act was brought in by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in 1958; after 44 years the time has come for Parliament to review the adequacy of this model of legislation.
• The social, economic and mobility dynamics in the year 2002 sees Canadians being shareholders in the use of all public land in the National Capital in far greater numbers than 50 years ago. Therefore decisions of the NCC relating to the disposition of these public lands affect all Canadians across the country in new ways.

The National Capital Act Senate of Canada Ottawa May 8, 2002 - Proposal to Sell Moffat Farm Inquiry - Senator Noel A. Kinsella: "Honourable Senators, I would like to make a few remarks with reference to this matter now before the Senate...The matter relates to the National Capital Act, which created the National Capital Commission. It seems to me we require a provision for a recall mechanism. Section 10 (2) of the (National Capital) act, which gives the power to the National Capital Commission to sell lands held in trust, could be amended by Parliament or a parliamentary committee upon the receipt for example of 1,000 signatures of citizens from any part of Canada."

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Petitions that oppose the donation of 50 acres of Central Experimental Farm land, a federal park and the Dow's Lake parking lot to the Civic Hospital:

Reimagine Ottawa - signatures received as of February 7, 2023 - 9,646.

Queen Juliana Park at 870 Carling Avenue in Ottawa is a federal park. National urban parks maintained by the National Capital Commission are:

• Commissioners Park
• Major's Hill Park
• Nepean Point
• Confederation Park
• Hog's Back Park 
• Vincent Massey Park

QJP and the $4 million dollar Dow's Lake parking lot were maintained by Public Works and Government Services:

Directory of Federal Real Property

Property Number 24426

Custodian - Public Services and Procurement Canada

Interest - Crown Owned

Restriction: No Restriction

Primary Use: Parks and Recreation (emphasis mine.)

Address: 870 Carling Avenue

Place Name: No Data

Municipality: Ottawa

Province/Territory: Ontario

Federal Electoral District: Ottawa Centre

Census Classification: Rural

Land Area: 5.5883 ha.

Building Count: 0

Floor Area: 0 sq. m.

Record Created On: August 12th, 1990

Record Last Modified On: August 19th 2019

The 13 acre Queen Juliana Park.

Request for government directive prohibiting the sale of national parklands. House of Commons Ottawa March 24, 1986. MP Jean-Robert Gauthier (Chief Opposition Whip; Whip of the Liberal Party) (Ottawa-Vanier): Mr. Gauthier: "My question is directed to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will he tell the House if it is federal policy to sell federally owned parkland? NCC Chairman Jean Pigott said she wants to sell part of an Ottawa riverfront park known as Mile Circle to the United States of America for an embassy compound."..."Mr. Speaker, could the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House whether he intends to act responsibly and give clear and precise instructions to all those who are responsible for our national parks, indicating clearly that none of our national parks are for sale?"