In a June 27 news release on a report about the development of the federal government’s new “Black Justice Strategy,” the Department of Justice said that, “Anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination have their origins in Canada’s history of colonialism, slavery and segregation,” and that, “Addressing this issue is critical to building a fairer, more equal Canadian criminal justice system.” Thankfully, slavery was abolished in Canada in 1834, so unless the Department of Justice has access to a time machine, its new strategy really has nothing to do with slavery.