Alberta Education: Government Book Review Sparks Censorship Debate
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 6:20 am
Alberta’s education system has been rocked by a controversy over new directives for reviewing school library books. Critics warn that the government’s intervention might cross the line from oversight to censorship, sparking a heated debate about academic freedom and the proper role of politics in curriculum decisions.
“Next we’ll get started on for-profit prisons!” Luke and the Panel (Clare Blackwood, Ian MacIntyre and Nile Seguin) dive into the Throne Speech, including the absurdity of hearing a hereditary monarch talk about saving famillies 840 dollars a year, the confusion over Justin Trudeau’s footwear and…
The announcement by the minister of Education to send Education officials to review books in schools frightens me. I am certainly not in favour of pornography on school library shelves and, yes, it should not be available to young people, but I fear this will be used, as it has been in the MAGA…
Alberta schools should get rid of sexually explicit books, but government should not be involved in setting standards
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