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August 1 Unanimously adopted by Parliament in 2021, this new national day recognition “marks the actual day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into effect across the British Empire…. (and) celebrates the strength and perseverance of Black communities in Canada.” https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/emancipation-day.html

Recent discoveries uncovering yet more evidence of residential school abuse is to say the absolute least truly horrible. Not “horrible” in the sense of a bad taste in the mouth, easily rinsed and brushed away. Rather, we are faced with the ” horrible” in the sense of fear, shock and nausea. The horror of how deep…