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Canada’s United Nations abstention on slavery recognition wasn’t neutral — it was a choice
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Prime Minister Mark Carney greets World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as they arrive to take part in an economic summit at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025 in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada’s United Nations abstention on slavery recognition wasn’t neutral — it was a choice
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When Canada abstained from a recent vote at the United Nations on a resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity, the decision may have appeared ca…
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