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Canadian Diamonds
Canadian diamonds are a great alternative to blood diamonds and conflict diamonds for people who wants to own a piece of diamond jewelry but don't want to help fuel the violent crimes associated with them. Although new legislation has been passed to limit the amount of conflict diamonds in the market, it is still not strong enough to prevent rebel and terrorist groups from profiting on the illicit diamond trade. Rough diamonds mined in Canada, Russia, India, South Africa, and South America are often shipped to Belguim for cutting. Once in Belgium, conflict diamonds can be easily mixed in and then sent back to be entered into the consumer market.
Large deposits of high quality loose diamonds have been found in our neighbor up north. Purchasing Canadian diamonds can lower the risk of purchasing a conflict diamond, but to be sure, buy Canadian diamonds that have been cut in Canada.
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