sˈʌbsᵻkwənt ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃənz, bˈoʊθ mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ænd pɹəvˈɪnʃəl, əpˈoʊzd ðə ɡˈɑːɹdən æz ɐ bˈuːndɑːɡəl; haʊˈɛvɚ, bɹˈʌðɚ vˈɪktoːɹˌɪn kəntˈɪnjuːd tə tʃˈæmpiən ɪts kˈɔːz, pɹəmˈoʊɾɪŋ ɪɾ æɾ ˈɛvɹi ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi, lˈiːdɪŋ spˈɛsɪməŋkəlˈɛkʃən ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənz, ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾɪŋ hˈɛnɹi tjˈuːʃɚɹ æz ɪts dɪzˈaɪnɚ, ænd pɹətˈɛktɪŋ ɪt fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ kənvˈɜːɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi flˈaɪt skˈuːl, ˈiːvən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ.
Subsequent administrations, both municipal and provincial, opposed the Garden as a boondoggle; however, Brother Victorin continued to champion its cause, promoting it at every opportunity, leading specimen-collection expeditions, recruiting Henry Teuscher as its designer, and  protecting it from being converted into a military flight school, even during the Second World War.