of course i agree with you on racial intolerance (except towards the french..... sorry im jk but i couldnt resist)

again im having words put in my mouth, read a little deeper
i didnt imply the PEOPLE were OURS, but the POLICY of slavery was, and we got rid of that peacefully. by the time the slaves were officially emancipated by the crown, Canada didn't have any(well, im sure there were a few, but none on record) the whole slavery movement (started by the king of france) just didnt hold in Canada. the reasons for this werent altruistic however. it just didnt make financial sense in canada.

but JUST to play the devils advocate, and i know im going to get flamed for this, the people of Africa WERE owned, legally by the laws of both their masters and the african kings that sold them out! before i get nailed with a million posts calling me a racist.. please understand that i dont say that because i support it. its just a historical fact, slavery was a part of the entire worlds history for thousands and thousands of years. and it wasnt just the africans that got put into bondage, they were simply the largest group.

now all that being said, if a fellow canadian was racist towards you, i applaud you for cracking him in the mouth, had i been there id have done the same on your behalf. theres enough racism here in china without our multicultural (ya right) asses having to get involved.