Conflict-free only refers to war violence by rebel movements. Conflict-free is no reflection on violence in general, child labor, other human rights abuses and certainly doesn’t reflect sound environmental practices. Conflict-free also only refers to the mining of the diamonds and does not take cutting and polishing into consideration. It is difficult to ensure that diamonds are conflict free, but they don’t need to be from Canada to qualify. Most jewelers can’t tell you that diamonds are conflict-free because their wholesalers don’t really know. Most diamonds mined in Canada are shipped to India and Africa for cutting and polishing. Only Canadian diamonds certified from the Government of the Northwest Territories remain in-country throughout the whole process.