Following a unanimous vote by MPs, August 1st is now officially Emancipation Day in Canada. On that day in 1834, slavery was abolished across the British Empire. As Ross Lord explains, descendants of slaves are hoping this will trigger some real change.
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Canada to designate August 1 as Emancipation Day
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