Daniel MacPhee 🔬🧬🧫🇨🇦
“Has Dan Williams, Alberta’s minister of municipal affairs and de facto chief censor, ever been inside a public library? If he ever had been, he’d know perfectly well that children are not exposed to pornography in Alberta public libraries – unlike, say, on daddy’s smart phone.”
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https://albertapolitics.ca/2026/04/dan-williams-proposed-book-ban-aims-to-gin-up-a-moral-panic-with-no-basis-in-reality/
Dan Williams’ proposed book ban aims to gin up a moral panic ‘with no basis in reality’ - Alberta Politics

Interesting question: Has Dan Williams, Alberta’s minister of municipal affairs and de facto chief censor, ever been inside a public library?  If he ever had been, he’d know perfectly well that children are not exposed to pornography in Alberta public libraries – unlike, say, on daddy’s smart phone. “There is absolutely no evidence for the […]

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Show threadDaniel MacPhee 🔬🧬🧫🇨🇦Apr 8
“The frightening thing about Bill 28 is that it gives government, the minister specifically, the power to decide what Albertans can or cannot read, what information and knowledge they can or cannot access, and what public services they may or may not attend in public libraries. It is right there in the proposed legislation.”
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Show threadScribblersEmporiumApr 8

@dmacphee

Will there be a form or an online submission required to ask the Minister if it is ok for me to read a specific book?

If so, what is the wait-time to get approval?

Suggestion: to reduce red tape, perhaps the government could pre-approve certain books that would avoid the reading request form and the waiting period.