Edmonton Journal
Alberta’s minister of Education and Childcare recently issued an order banning some books from all school libraries in the province. The basis of this book ban is to restrict “explicit sexual content,” which is subjectively defined. This means that, from September onwards, classics such as George Orwell’s 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale will [……
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Opinion: In Alberta schools, books aren’t the threat — censorship is
Alberta’s minister of Education and Childcare recently issued an order banning some books from all school libraries in the province. The basis of this book ban is to restrict “explicit sexual content,” which is subjectively defined. This means that, from September onwards, classics such as George Orwell’s 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale will