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=== Lower Canada ===

=== Lower Canada ===

The Chief of Justice William Osgoode, appointed in 1794, did not recognize slavery and systematically freed all slaves that appeared in court.

The Chief of Justice William Osgoode, appointed in 1794, did not recognize slavery and systematically freed all slaves that appeared in court. The precedent of freeing was set in 1794, although possibly not by Osgoode (as he was appointed only on December 11)

Starting in 1799, slave owners petitioned the [[Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada|Legislative Assembly]] to legislate on the matters of slavery to remove all uncertainties regarding its status (by abolishing it, upholding it, regulating it and/or limiting it; depending on the petition). All attempts eventually stalled and failed (1799, 1800 and 1803), and no further attempts were made after 1803.<ref name=":0" />{{Reference page|pages=243-250|page=}} The subject of slavery was never raised again in the Legislative Assembly after 1803.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Trudel |first=Marcel |url=http://archive.org/details/canadasforgotten0000trud |title=Canada's Forgotten Slaves : Two centuries of bondage |publisher=Véhicule Press |year=2012 |isbn=9781550653274 |location=Montréal, Québec |pages= |language=en |translator-last=Tombs |translator-first=George}}</ref>{{Reference page|pages=|page=250}}

Starting in 1799, slave owners petitioned the [[Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada|Legislative Assembly]] to legislate on the matters of slavery to remove all uncertainties regarding its status (by abolishing it, upholding it, regulating it and/or limiting it; depending on the petition). All attempts eventually stalled and failed (1799, 1800 and 1803), and no further attempts were made after 1803.<ref name=":0" />{{Reference page|pages=243-250|page=}} The subject of slavery was never raised again in the Legislative Assembly after 1803.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Trudel |first=Marcel |url=http://archive.org/details/canadasforgotten0000trud |title=Canada's Forgotten Slaves : Two centuries of bondage |publisher=Véhicule Press |year=2012 |isbn=9781550653274 |location=Montréal, Québec |pages= |language=en |translator-last=Tombs |translator-first=George}}</ref>{{Reference page|pages=|page=250}}