Dairy farmers take trade protest to Parliament Hill with cow and tractors in tow

Image Courtesy of Chloé Fedio/CBC
Image Courtesy of Chloé Fedio/CBC

By Chloe Fedio, CBC News, June 2, 2016 

Farmers want tighter border controls, compensation for trade agreements

Dairy farmer Chris Ryan unhitches a hay-lined covered trailer on Wellington Street and releases his cow Ninja under the shadow of Parliament Hill.

The St. Isidore, Ont., farmer was one of dozens that took part in an eastern Ontario tractor parade to downtown Ottawa Thursday morning, as dozens more made their way from Montebello, Que., in an ongoing protest for stricter controls on cross-border trade and compensation for international agreements dairy farmers say have left them at a disadvantage.

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