The Current

Alberta shelves school book ban — for now


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Librarians are relieved the province has paused its order to remove sexually-explicit titles, which swept up Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale, but some parents say some books need to be banned and the government should act. 


John Hilton-O'Brien , Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education

Laura Winton, board member of Library Association of Alberta, join host Matt Galloway.


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