I don't want to be like the Chronicle and do wall-to-wall culture wars coverage, but I do need to take note of the spillover from the U.S. into this country and point to this excellent analysis that identifies the source of recent campaigns here in Canada, decodes language like 'age-appropriate', and sends a clear message that we do things differently here. From the model for principles of selection, library collections should "represent the diversity of Canada's religious, ethnic, and cultural groups and their contributions to our heritage, Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing, experiences and perspectives of individuals from diverse backgrounds,lifestyles, sexual orientation and gender identity expression, and people of varying abilities (and) gender, cultural, and racial inclusiveness." Anything else is unfree and undemocratic, and honestly, I don't think we should even be debating whether some groups deserve to be fully included in society. They all do. If you find this remotely controversial, you're the problem. Via Doug Peterson.
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