Question for a Canadian?

[Tazman]

I am not that familiar with Canadian history, was slavery ever legal in Canada?

Just asking out of curiousity.

[boysda]

slavery was legal in canada through the end of the18th century, if i recall correctly. it was not as widespread as in the united states, and a substantial proportion of the slaves were actually aboriginal peoples, as well as african.

while not a canadian, i do really enjoy tim hortons. does that count?

[Canuck_Buck]

Yeppers, Back in the day when it was called New France and so forth...in the nasty France and British days...

In 1763, as the Seven Years' War ended and New France came under British administration, England had no specific legislation legalizing slavery. Nonetheless, convention ruled, and neither the English criminal nor civil law introduced in Quebec provided any noteworthy restrictions against slavery. Indeed, 1763 brought no perceptible change in status for Quebec's 1,200 Blacks: they continued to be non-persons under the law; that is, they were property, to be used and transferred as their owners saw fit, and to be free only of legal rights.

Here's a site with some info on it.

http://www.bccns.com/history_slavery.html

and another

http://www.blackhistoricalmuseum.com/chronology.htm

[Rebel Hog]

ORIGINAL: Tazman

I am not that familiar with Canadian history, was slavery ever legal in Canada?

Just asking out of curiousity.

Well Taz, if the French brought them to Louisiana, I guess they took them to Canada also!

[Tazman]

Thanks folks, and canuck thanks for the link. Rebel the Brits were just as guilty outside of Britian as any one else.

[Canuck_Buck]

http://www.africanaonline.com/slavery_canada.htm

there more here on this site too...

[Rebel Hog]

ORIGINAL: Tazman

Thanks folks, and canuck thanks for the link. Rebel the Brits were just as guilty outside of Britain as any one else.

Yep! The Spanish for FL and the Caribbean!

[ricoace]

They had slaves, but they all escaped to the south! too fricking cold for slaves up there! [:-]Hey Taz

[Tazman]

They had slaves, but they all escaped to the south! too fricking cold for slaves up there! [:-]Hey Taz

In this old mans book it is to cold for anyone up there!

[Canuck_Buck]

ORIGINAL: Tazman

In this old mans book it is to cold for anyone up there!

ahhhhh ya get used to it..frizzles n sizzles....it doesn'tnot dis-infect onesmind atall...take me for a samples why me I am totally without thought at the moment.......for a whale?