Ontario politicians are set to make their annual pilgrimage to the International Plowing Match Tuesday.
The expo will be held in Lindsay, Ont., this year and is a yearly celebration of rural and agricultural life.
With the spectre of a possible early election – Premier Doug Ford has not ruled one out – the event gives politicians the chance to mingle with members of those communities.
Ford will give a speech at the opening ceremonies and will participate in a parade.
He is also set to hop on a tractor along with the leaders of the other political parties in a challenge to see who can plow the straightest furrow.
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