Why Are Conservative Govt's Afraid to Teach Kids Critical Thinking? On Alberta's BOOK BAN

The Edmonton Public School Board has released a list of more than 200 banned books that will be removed from its libraries, upon receiving a ministerial order from the provincial government. Critics warn this marks a dangerous step toward censorship, where political agendas shape education and students are denied exposure to challenging ideas. Tune in to Episode 208 for conversations in critical times.This episode was recorded on: August 29, 2025Become a YouTube channel member or paid SubStack subscriber to hear Bill’s stories and life lessons from 50+ years as a broadcast journalist in his members-only series, MORAL OF THE STORY: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUbzckOLocFzNeY1D72iCA/joinListen to The Bill Kelly Podcast everywhere: https://kite.link/the-bill-kelly-podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBillKellyPodcast/featuredBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thisisbillkelly.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebillkellypodcastSubStack: billkelly.substack.com/*Comment ‘likes’ on behalf of this channel are an acknowledgment of your comment, not necessarily an endorsement of its contents. Thanks for joining these critical discussions in critical times!FURTHER READING'Vicious compliance': Alberta premier decries Edmonton Public Schools' banned book listhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-premier-smith-edmonton-public-schools-banned-books-1.7621238GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE - MINISTERIAL ORDER (#030/2025) https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/Documents/MinOrders/2025/Education_and_Childcare/2025_030_Education_and_Childcare.pdfHASHTAGS#News#Politics#BreakingNews#PoliticalNews#NewsToday#NewsUpdates#CanadaNews This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billkelly.substack.com/subscribe