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DESCRIPTION:On March 24\, 2021\, the House of Commons voted unanimously to 
 officially designate August 1 Emancipation Day. It marks the actual day in
  1834 that the&nbsp\;Slavery Abolition Act&nbsp\;of 1833 came into effect 
 across the British Empire.&nbsp\;Canadians are not always aware that Black
  and Indigenous Peoples were once enslaved on the land that is now Canada.
  Those who fought enslavement were pivotal in shaping our society to be as
  diverse as it is today.&nbsp\;Therefore\, each August 1\, Canadians are i
 nvited to reflect\, educate and engage in the ongoing fight against anti-B
 lack racism and discrimination.&nbsp\;Emancipation Day&nbsp\;celebrates th
 e strength and perseverance of Black communities in Canada.
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>On March 24\, 2021\, the House of Commons v
 oted unanimously to officially designate August 1 Emancipation Day. It mar
 ks the actual day in 1834 that the&nbsp\;<cite>Slavery Abolition Act</cite
 >&nbsp\;of 1833 came into effect across the British Empire.</p><p>&nbsp\;<
 /p><p>Canadians are not always aware that Black and Indigenous Peoples wer
 e once enslaved on the land that is now Canada. Those who fought enslaveme
 nt were pivotal in shaping our society to be as diverse as it is today.</p
 ><p>&nbsp\;</p><p>Therefore\, each August 1\, Canadians are invited to ref
 lect\, educate and engage in the ongoing fight against anti-Black racism a
 nd discrimination.</p><p>&nbsp\;</p><p><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/c
 anadian-heritage/campaigns/emancipation-day.html">Emancipation Day</a>&nbs
 p\;celebrates the strength and perseverance of Black communities in Canada
 .</p><p><br></p>
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