Leave the Experimental Farms in Prince Edward Island alone.

The Upton Farm in Charlottetown encompassed 100.2000 ha or 247 acres. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz refused to sell or give away the Ravenwood Farm in Charlottetown. The province of PEI has the least amount of federal land in Canada and now the feds want to use that land for housing:

House of Commons Ottawa December 14, 1970: MP Andre-Gilles Fortin (Ralliement Creditiste) "What is the area of land owned by the federal government in each province?"

Hon. Arthur Laing (Minister of Public Works) Liberal: "The area of land owned by the federal government as recorded in the Central Inventory of Federal Properties by province is"

• Prince Edward Island  1,353 acres
• Newfoundland           96,041 acres
• Nova Scotia               22,514 acres
• New Brunswick       318,532 acres
• Quebec                     280,485 acres
• Ontario                     268,283 acres
• Manitoba                   51,707 acres
• Saskatchewan           77,445 acres
• Alberta                    101,751 acres
• British Columbia    164,158 acres
• Yukon Territories     21,125 acres
• Northwest Territories90,193 acres     (Includes only property that is being utilized by federal departments and agencies.) 

"Surplus" Agriculture Canada Experimental Farms

1.  Gamelin Farm including the Animal Virus Laboratory, 100 rue Gamelin. The land was transferred to the National Capital Commission.

2.  Jean-Charles Chapais Experimental Farm, Levis, Quebec. Jean-Charles Chapais was Canada's first Minister of Agriculture.

3.  Delhi Research Farm, Ontario.

4.  Kapuskasing Research Farm, Ontario.

5. Upton Experimental Farm, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

6.  Ravenwood Experimental Farm - Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz refused to decommission Ravenwood.

7.  Fort Vermillion Experimental Farm, Alberta.

8.  Vegreville Research Farm near Edmonton.

9.  Cereal Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

10. Smithfield Experimental Farm, City of Quinte West Ontario.

11. Greenbelt Research Farm, Ottawa Ontario, "As of March 31, 1998, the Greenbelt Research Farm, which covers 1,200 ha or 2,965 acres bordered by Hunt Club Road, Woodroffe Avenue, Fallowfield Road and Greenbank Road, ceased to function as an Agriculture and Agri-Food Research Centre. This was announced in the 1995 budget." The National Capital Commission paid $1 dollar for the 2,965 acres of land. House of Commons Ottawa May 25, 2010: MP Marcel Proulx (Hull-Aylmer, Liberal) "The Liberal members from the National Capital Region, the member for Ottawa-Vanier, the member for Ottawa South and I as members of Parliament, have good reason to call for enhanced protection of the greenbelt. There are, as a matter of fact, no major regulations protecting this area. Together the City of Ottawa and the NCC could do what they like with it. We believe this green space must be protected from developers."

12. Senator Herve J. Michaud Research Farm, Bouctouche, New Brunswick. MP Dominic LeBlanc was opposed to the closure and sale of the property.

13. Frelighsburg Experimental Farm was closed in 2012 and reopened by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in  2016. The property is 90 km south-east of Montreal.

14. Vineland Research Farm, Lincoln, Region of Niagara, Ontario.

15. Kamloops Research Farm, British Columbia. Closed in May of 2013.

16. L'Assomption Research Farm, Quebec. L'Assomption is a off-island suburb of Montreal.

17. La Pocatiere Research Farm, Quebec. 

18. Sheffield Research Farm, Upper Canard, Nova Scotia.

A song on YouTube called "Help Save Old Upton Farm"