Alberta has banned graphic books before. In the 1950s, ‘salacious’ comics were the target

Alberta has banned graphic books before. In the 1950s, ‘salacious’ comics were the target

Alberta's revised restrictions on books in schools take aim at works containing explicit images of sexual acts, but it's not the first time the province has banned graphics in the name of protecting children.In 1954, the province established the Advisory

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