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OTTAWA — Conservative and Bloc Québécois MPs will be alongside agricultural producers and citizen groups from Quebec and Ontario to oppose Alto’s high-speed rail project. The demonstration is expected to rally hundreds of people on Parliament Hill around noon. A press release from l’Union des producteurs agricoles, a trade union representing agricultural workers in Quebec, said the protest aims to raise awareness about the many impacts the project would have on local communities, including forced expropriations. Concerns are particularly strong around Mirabel, north of Montreal, which...