Versions of ‘1984’ and ‘Book of Genesis’ Banned in Alberta Schools

Versions of ‘1984’ and ‘Book of Genesis’ Banned in Alberta Schools

Graphic novels are the focus of the full list of prohibited books, revealed through FOI.

Here are the secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards

Gender Queer by Maria Kobabe is one of seven books that are banned in both Edmonton and Calgary public schools to comply with the UCP government’s orders. (Simon & Schuster)Earlier this month, a provincial order requiring school boards in Alberta to ban books that portray “any explicit visual depiction of a sexual act” from their libraries, save for textbooks, went into effect. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides’s order #034/2025, which he …