TORONTO—Hundreds of farmers from across Ontario rallied here March 23—the day provincial officials voted on a new budget—to demand financial aid. Since the beginning of the week farmers in tractors had been circling government buildings to draw attention to their demands.

“We don’t want to be here,” said farmer Steve Webster from Blythe, Ontario, “but we have no choice.” Webster has been living in his car and at the front door of the government buildings for a week and has vowed to stay until the government responds to the farmers’ demands. In spite of the protests, the new budget contains no new funds to deal with losses from last years’ crop. Farmers have now called a demonstration for April 5 in Ottawa, Canada’s capital, to demand action from the federal government.

—JOHN STEELE