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

copies of the book 1984 by George Orwell
George Orwell’s 1984 was among the books removed from libraries in the Canadian province of Alberta. Photograph: Shawn Ouellette/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

The 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 time to rework new rules that focus on how gender identity, sexual orientation or human sexuality are discussed in classrooms.

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