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Ontario Farmers March on Parliament Hill for Better Prices
Ontario farmers from Durham and other counties traveled to Ottawa with Manitoba and Western province delegates in a mass protest over low farm prices versus high costs. The Ontario Farmers Union pressed for a new marketing framework, quotas abolition, and a 3.10 minimum price for surplus milk to strengthen the dairy industry.
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Ontario
Parliament Hill
Ottawa
Durham County
Bowmanville
Manitoba
Hays
John Dolmer
Ays
Canada
Ontario Farmers Union
George Williams
Alfred Gleave
Roy Atkinson
Saskatchewan Farmers Union
Babey
Alberta Farm Union
Andresen
Manitoba Farm Union
Reeve Campbell
Milk Producers Marketing Board
Hennessey