HarperCollins Canada’s new reprint line raises questions about cultural sovereignty and what constitutes a classic
The impetus for HarperCollins Canada's Canadian Classics program does not, in one sense, have anything to do with Canada at all.
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The impetus for HarperCollins Canada's Canadian Classics program does not, in one sense, have anything to do with Canada at all.
The budget slashed $130 million in grants as part of an attempt to reduce the $1.2 billion provincial deficit.
"Selective bans are still censorship."
"There's definitely under-representation of BIPOC individuals in senior roles," MacDonald says.
"We'll just have to suck it up and soldier through."
"This gives us some hope that books will be excluded."
The relatively small top-up to the CBF included in this year's budget does not come close to fulfilling the Liberals' promise.
Whether the consultation will have any effect is an open question.
If there is a wish for the coming year, it is that a few more readers might be willing to take a few more chances.
Some Canadian children's publishers have been approached about labelling their books.