Edited sentence: Among the problems plaguing the park are fragmentation of its southern section from road building, removal of some lands without the review, knowledge or approval of Parliament, and the National Capital Commission's inability to consolidate its authority over the territory.Furthermore, it is useful to examine section 5 (1)(a) of the National Parks Act, which stipulates that the federal government must hold “clear title to or an unencumbered right of ownership” over all lands inside a prospective national park.In the absence of proper legislative protection, 115 new homes have been built inside the park since 1992, along with a Loblaws superstore, doughnut shop, gas station and five new roads.The Gatineau Park has not benefited from the same degree of protection accorded to national parks.There exist several private properties within Gatineau Park, and their presence, and proliferation, is one of the main reasons why the park is not a national park