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Tractors, cows take over Ottawa, Parliament Hill as dairy farmers protest TPP

Dairy farmers from eastern Ontario took their tractors and cattle to Parliament Hill to protest possible dairy concessions in the soon-to-be-signed Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Trans-Pacific Partnership could see dairy industry opened up to American milk producers

RAW Tractors take over Parliament Hill

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Dozens of farming tractors pulled up in front of Parliament Hill on Tuesday to protest TPP.

Dairy farmers from eastern Ontario took their tractors and cattle to Parliament Hill to protest possible dairy concessions in the soon-to-be-signed Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The farmers rolled down a busy Bank Street in downtown Ottawa on Tuesday, one day before trade ministers from 12 Pacific Rim member countries were set to meet in Atlanta to discuss the TPP.

They also brought cattle.

You can read background on the story here.