Gatineau Park's future isn't a priority for any federal politician, be it local MPs or cabinet ministers. Thirteen unsuccessful bills to protect it prove the point.

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A decade after a bill to protect Gatineau Park was defeated in the House of Commons, two lawmakers are back at it, but sadly, the exercise may end in tears once more.

Independent Sen. Rosa Galvez and Pontiac Liberal MP Sophie Chatel introduced a bill in the Senate last week to establish clear boundaries for the shrinking park, ban the sale of parkland for development, and bring it under parliamentary oversight. Surprisingly, 86-year-old Gatineau is the only federal park that’s not part of the national park system, and this will be the 14th bill to try to redress that wrong.

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Thirteen previous efforts failed because influential local politicians, including Conservative and Liberal........

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