Curriculum Guide: 25 Years Since Little Sisters v. Canada

💡 Suggested Activities

1. Case Study Analysis (1 class period)
Materials: Summary of Little Sisters v. Canada (student-friendly handout), whiteboard
Activity:

• Divide students into small groups and assign each group a key question:

  • What rights were at stake in this case?

  • Why was the case important for the 2SLGBTQ+ community?

  • How does it relate to freedom of expression today?

• Each group presents their answers; facilitate class discussion.

2. Book Ban Debate / Discussion (1 class period)
Materials: Articles on Alberta’s 2025 library guidelines and excerpts from challenged books (Fun Home, Gender Queer, etc.)
Activity:

• In pairs, students prepare arguments for or against book bans in schools.

• Emphasize respectful dialogue and listening.

• Optional: hold a structured classroom debate.

3. Creative ECHO Project (In-class or homework)
Activity:
Students create their own “echo” in response to the Little Sisters case:

• A poster, poem, zine, short story, or visual art piece

• Topic: freedom, censorship, identity, or visibility

• Display or share during Day of Pink events

📚 Recommended Resources

• Little Sister's vs. Big Brother, full documentary rental

• Free to Be: A Toolkit for Inclusive Education (Egale Canada)

• CBC Archives: “Little Sisters wins in Supreme Court of Canada”

• OUT North: An Archive of Queer Activism and Kinship in Canada

• Graphic novels: Fun Home, Gender Queer, The Magic Fish

• Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Section 2 and 15 excerpts)