CSL Statement: Book Challenges and Censorship in Canada’s School Libraries
Canadian School Libraries issued this statement on May 24, 2023 in response to growing calls across the country to remove or restrict access to books […]
censorship
Sleeping with the Elephant: Canada Deals with the Scourge of Censorship Sweeping Across America
By Anita Brooks Kirkland No, books in Chilliwack school libraries aren’t child pornography, RCMP says. How’s that for a headline to take your breath away? […]
Making the Case for Professionalism to Take on Book Challenges
By James Saunders Critiques and Questions Over the past few months content selected for school libraries across North America has come under attack. This outright […]
When politics trumps teachers’ professional judgment, students and society lose
By Richard Beaudry Originally published on the Centre for Free Expression Blog. Freedom of Expression is an important foundation of a democratic society and protected […]
Censorship in Canadian Schools
By Richard Beaudry On January 15th, 2019, CBC News Online reported another case of what teacher-librarians across Canada are always troubled about: the request for […]