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BlueWavePsych

(3,148 posts) Fri Aug 29, 2025, 03:49 PM 6 hrs ago

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The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools

Titles like The Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Perks of Being a Wallflower are to be pulled from library shelves at Edmonton public schools come fall, according to a document shared with CBC News.

An internally distributed list obtained by CBC News shows more than 200 books deemed sexually explicit are slated for removal from library shelves for students in kindergarten to Grade 12. It comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new rules governing books in school libraries as of Oct. 1.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-school-books-removal-1.7620807

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The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools (Original Post) BlueWavePsych 6 hrs ago OP

There's a reason why Alberta is known as the Texas of Canada Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #1

I had read about Albert being Canada's Oklahoma. I guess it's true. NoRethugFriends 6 hrs ago #2

This is the result of smith and her nutcase supporters... Spazito 6 hrs ago #3

Fiendish Thingy

(20,535 posts)

1. There's a reason why Alberta is known as the Texas of Canada

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 03:53 PM

6 hrs ago

And it ain’t just because of the oil.

NoRethugFriends

(3,481 posts)

2. I had read about Albert being Canada's Oklahoma. I guess it's true.

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 03:54 PM

6 hrs ago

(Also substitute Florida, Texas, or any number of other states).

Spazito

(55,209 posts)

3. This is the result of smith and her nutcase supporters...

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 03:55 PM

6 hrs ago

I utterly despise smith and the current government. May they rot in hell sooner rather than later.

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