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First federally recognized Emancipation Day on Aug. 1 a day for reflection, action

Thousands gather on the Parliament Hill for a rally to call attention to anti-Black racism and police violence against on June 5, 2020. In March, the federal government officially designated Aug. 1, the actual day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect across the British Empire, as Emancipation Day in Canada.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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July 28, 2021

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 House Not Sitting—The House, which has been sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic with most MPs connecting remotely, is now adjourned for three months, until Monday, Sept. 20. In the fall and winter, the House is scheduled to sit for 1...

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