Gordon Dirks
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Defeated Tory cabinet minister suggests Alberta conservatives should uniteThere are calls from within the Progressive Conservative party to reunite Alberta's right after a devastating defeat at the hands of the NDP.PoliticsMay 6, 2015
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#DirksHistory mocks PC candidate’s gay straight alliance claimsFour days from the Alberta election, Calgary-Elbow PC candidate Gordon Dirks is coming under fire for a claim posted to Twitter about his involvement with Gay Straight AlliancesCanadaMay 1, 2015
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Will Danielle Smith be appointed by Prentice? PC campaign raises questionsSeveral senior cabinet ministers campaigned on Smith’s behalf over the weekend in High River, fuelling speculation she’ll be appointed by Premier Jim Prentice.PoliticsMar 17, 2015
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Alberta diploma exams will be worth only 30% of final gradeDiploma exams will soon only make up 30 per cent of Alberta students' final mark, instead of 50 per cent.EducationMar 16, 2015
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Alberta government introduces amendment to allow GSAs in schoolsAfter fighting gay-straight alliances in schools for a year, Alberta's Progressive Conservative government has changed its mind.EducationMar 10, 2015
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Education minister Gordon Dirks visits GSA at Edmonton high schoolA visit by Alberta's education minister to a Gay-Straight Alliance meeting at an Edmonton high school Tuesday received mix reaction on Tuesday.EducationFeb 3, 2015
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Alberta’s education minister says students who want GSAs should have themThe Rocky Mountain Civil Liberties Association held a public consultation forum in Edmonton Thursday night to hear from Albertans on what legislation around GSAs might look like.EducationJan 30, 2015
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Education minister puts kibosh on Edmonton Catholic’s childcare space planAlberta's education minister has told the Edmonton Catholic School District it cannot use certain funds to pay for portables that could be used for daycare or after-school care.EducationJan 23, 2015
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Alberta premier defends minister who delivered classrooms during byelectionPremier Jim Prentice is defending Education Minister Gordon Dirks, saying a report that concluded Dirks used his office for political gain was "hardly a scathing criticism."EducationJan 23, 2015
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Education Minister Gordon Dirks used office for political gain: ethics bossAlberta's ethics commissioner says Education Minister Gordon Dirks used his office for political gain by authorizing modular classrooms for a school in his constituency before a byelection.EducationJan 6, 2015
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