The Alberta Government and ‘Vicious Compliance’

The Alberta government and ‘vicious compliance’

If she accomplishes nothing else with her hamfisted campaign to impose her government’s ideological will on school libraries across her province, at least Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will have invented […]

Canada’s Alberta pauses book ban after schools remove Handmaid’s Tale, 1984 and other classics

The province says it will review its controversial policy after outcry over removing beloved novels from classroomsThe Canadian province of Alberta says it will temporarily pause its controversial book ban “to ensure that our classic literary works remain in school libraries” after novels, including several warning of dystopian government overreach, were pulled from shelves.Premier Danielle Smith said the temporary pause would allow officials ti…

CP Premier Smith says Alberta rewriting order banning school library books

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting its ministerial order directing school divisions to ban books that contain sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelves. More coming.