Orwell, Sir John A. Macdonald titles among books purged from Ontario school

In a shocking act, the Thames Valley District School Board has purged numerous classic works of literature, history and political thought from a school library’s shelves.

In a shocking act, the Thames Valley District School Board has purged numerous classic works of literature, history and political thought from a school library’s shelves. The board euphemistically calls the process “deselection.” Among the casualties of this radical book ban are timeless novels like 1984 and non-fiction works on Canada’s first prime min…