Moral panic over ‘wokeism’ and ‘gender ideology’ fuels anti-intellectualism in Canada, which includes claims of media censorship over disinformation, public distrust towards experts, and the normalization of fascist tropes that puts education at risk.

Alberta’s new education policies restrict pronoun changes, make sex education opt-in, and remove books labeled “sexually explicit” from school libraries. Explore how these measures impact student safety, intellectual freedom, and the future of public education.