1 hour ago Shawn Whatley: Dr. Brian Day’s new book contains the secret to fixing medicare

This isn't about greed versus socialism but about patient care versus bureaucratic rot

Transport

1 week ago Opinion: When we remove books from schools, our students lose out

I am relieved to learn of the minister of Education’s choice to pause the implementation of his recent ministerial order that required the removal of books containing explicit sexual content from school libraries. It’s evident that the order was an overreach where the implications of it were not adequately thought out and teachers’ professional judgement […]

Society

1 week ago Opinion: Books aren't the problem; they're part of the solution

For more than three decades, I had the privilege of teaching future teachers, guiding them as they discovered the power of literature to shape classrooms and lives. I watched student teachers lean in with genuine excitement when introduced to exemplary Canadian literature by our own children’s and young adult writers, quickly recognizing its richness and […]

Culture

1 week ago Bell: Danielle Smith to school boards — no more playing games over graphic sex book ban

It is so obvious. The Edmonton Public Schools wanted to teach Alberta Premier Danielle Smith a lesson. Plain and simple. You know, Edmonton. If it was up to Edmonton, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi would be Alberta’s premier. Well, it is so obvious Edmonton Public Schools had a plan. They would play it clever. They would […]

Society

1 week ago Braid: The UCP retreats on library book ban after making Alberta an international punchline

Under mounting pressure, the UCP caved, but they had to blame somebody on the way out — and the school boards were right at hand

Society

1 week ago Breakenridge: Blame for disastrous school book ban lies squarely with who issued the order

As much as the government would prefer to lash out at school boards, this mess is completely their own doing

Society

3 w. ago Pete McMartin: I opened the book. I turned to page 1. I began to read

Opinion: Reading changed my way of thinking, and then changed the trajectory of my life

Culture