The freedom to read whatever you want
If you’ve ever felt challenged by something in a book, then congratulations! Consider yourself fortunate to have the right to read books, magazines, e-books and other works that make you think about a topic, culture, plight, event or person from a completely different perspective. Our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ensures that you have the right to pick up any book you desire to read. Not sure that's important in this day and age? Think censorship is a thing of the past? WRONG. Sadly, censorship continues to rear its ugly head. The Canadian Libraries Association published an updated 2011 list of works people have fought to have removed from school curricula and bookshelves in this country during the past ten years. Those titles included: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , The Handmaid’s Tale , Lives of Girls and Women , The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz , and all seven Harry Potter books. Fortunately, Canadian teachers, librarians, principals...