Freedom to Read Week in Canada (2)
News Reports and Commentary Selected by Franklin Carter of the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee.
Freedom to Read Week — Canada’s annual celebration of the freedom to read — began on February 20 and ended on February 26, 2022.
Here is another sample of the news and opinion columns that appeared in Canada during the week.
REPORTAGE
In Discover Weyburn in Saskatchewan, Marna McManus reports:
In The Times of Minden, Ontario, Sue Tiffin reports:
Freedom to read: Mein Kampf challenged at HCPL » Minden Times
In My Bulkley Lakes Now in British Columbia, Lindsay Newman reports:
Smithers Library celebrates Freedom to Read Week - My Bulkley Lakes Now
COMMENTARY
In the Vernon Morning Star of British Columbia, John Arendt comments:
COLUMN: Reading the Bible, the Qur’an and the Communist Manifesto – Vernon Morning Star
In the Toronto Star, the editorial board comments:
Every time we ban a book, we diminish ourselves | The Star
BONUS STORY
In The Hamilton Spectator, Janet Somerville writes about Azar Nafisi’s new book, Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times:
Azar Nafisi reminds us great books can transcend prejudices | TheSpec.com
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