The New Curriculum that sparked a controversy | Broadview Magazine

Illustration of a woman holding the pill, a man preaching, a green helicopter, a book that says, "The Courage to Be" and a Time Cover that says "Is God Dead?", people protesting with a sign that says, "Drop Acid Not Bombs" On top in white, it says "The New Curriculum" and in black underneath it says "By Josiah Neufeld and Jonathan Dyck"

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This piece first appeared in Broadview’s June 2025 issue with the title “The New Curriculum.”

Jonathan Dyck is a illustrator, designer and cartoonist in Winnipeg, Treaty 1 Territory.

Josiah Neufeld is a writer in Winnipeg and the author of the memoir The Temple at the End of the Universe.

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