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Recent excavations in Quebec City have uncovered artifacts linked to enslaved households, coinciding with the release of digitized slave registry records by Library and Archives Canada. These findings confirm:
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'These records prove slavery was integral to Canada's early economy,' says Dr. Natasha Henry, president of the Canadian Slavery Institute. The federal government has pledged $2.3 million to expand the
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Indigenous land rights
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2025 has seen heightened tensions over resource projects:
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Senate debates on Bill S-255 (Slavery History Education Act)
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