<p data-async="">Spurred on by the so-called reckonings over racism in the United States and its legacy of slavery, many Canadian activists have <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;attempted&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://caricomreparations.org/so-much-to-learn-the-untold-stories-of-slavery-in-canada/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://caricomreparations.org/so-much-to-learn-the-untold-stories-of-slavery-in-canada/" target="_blank">attempted</a> to import America’s divisive racial politics <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;into Canada&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/july-2020/systemic-racism-endures-as-quebec-fails-to-reckon-with-slavery-history/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/july-2020/systemic-racism-endures-as-quebec-fails-to-reckon-with-slavery-history/" target="_blank">into Canada</a>. However, examining slavery in Canada on its own terms and in good faith does not result in an identical discourse.</p>

The deeply uncomfortable truth is that much of the slavery that took place in Canada was done by First Nations{ai:summary}<p>Canadian activists are influenced by U.S. racial politics, particularly discussions around racism and slavery. However, a genuine examination of slavery in Canada reveals a different narrative that does not align with the American discourse on the issue. #society</p>

Geoff Russ: Sorry, progressives, Canada wasn't 'built on slavery' like the U.S.

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