Blades, L. A. (2021, June 22). Canada does not have a Juneteenth celebration – and we don’t need one. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/juneteenth-canada-1.6074090

This CBC News opinion article discusses the idea of celebrating Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, in Canada. According to the article, while the event is significant in the United States, it does not have the same historical significance in Canada, because slavery was abolished in a different way. Instead of importing American cultural habits, the piece advises Canadians to focus on resolving systematic racism and prejudice in their own country.

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