British Columbia’s Bill 22 shares a number of disturbing similarities with some of the Educational Decrees made by Dolores Umbridge, Hogwart’s Inquisitor. The proclamations in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix were so absurd that they added a grim humour to the book. Massive disregard for the skills of the staff and the intelligence of students led to militant rebellion. This is natural: free people must oppose tyranny. The Ministry of Magic thought they were being reasonable and improving education. The students and staff knew otherwise. They knew the government was completely out of touch when they claimed to know what was best for the students. When we see how fact is following fiction here in BC, we see what lies ahead of us. Voldemort will be defeated.
A link to the BC Legislature’s Bill 22 “The Education Improvement Act” (Yes, really, that’s what they call it!)
A link to the Educational Decrees in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
I really wish I was making this up.
Shawn L. Bird 
Reblogged this on Shawn L. Bird and commented:
Two years later, and it’s the same story! It’s ridiculous how the provincial government is trying to create an environment that foments the exact kind of rebellion we see in Order of the Phoenix.
Creepy.
You have NO idea!