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Slavery Affects 27 Million Lives Today: Legal Abolition vs. Effective Emancipation

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An analysis of slavery past and present from the Alliance Against Modern Slavery.

Bill C-268, Human Trafficking and Slavery in Canada Past and Present

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As a former British colony, Canada abolished the slave trade over 200 years ago. However, slavery was certainly not eradicated with the legal abolition of the slave trade. Canadians still buy and sell human beings.