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Margaret MacDiarmid

Personal data
Political partyBC Liberal
OccupationPhysician
MLA for Vancouver-Fairview
Assumed office2009
Succeeded byincumbent
Preceded byJenn McGinn
Minister of Education and Minister Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy of British Columbia
In officeJune 10, 2009 - October 25, 2010
PremierGordon Campbell
Succeeded byGeorge Abbott
Preceded byShirley Bond
Minister of Tourism, Trade and Investment and Minister Responsible for the Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat of British Columbia
In officeOctober 25, 2010 - March 14, 2011
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byKevin Krueger
Minister of Education
of British Columbia
In officeNovember 25, 2010 - March 14, 2011
PremierGordon Campbell
Succeeded byGeorge Abbott
Preceded byGeorge Abbott

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Margaret MacDiarmid is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Vancouver-Fairview. She previously served as Minister of Education, Minister of Tourism, Trade and Investment and Minister Responsible for the Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat.



Margaret MacDiarmid Video

Tait's affectionate portrait of Scotland's great poet (1892-1978) who remains a controversial and influential figure. Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait, is from the online Poetry Exhibition. To view the other films in the exhibition, please go to the LUX website. www.luxonline.org.uk
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Plenty of British Columbia politicians showed up at the South Asian Vaisakhi Day celebration on April 16, 2011. They include BC Premier Christy Clark and her MLAs - Richard Lee, Margaret MacDiarmid, Harry Bloy, John Yap, Doug Horne, Rob Howard, Iain Black and Moira Stilwell. Later in the day, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was campaigning in Vancouver in the middle of a Federal Election and made a stop at the Vaisakhi Day celebration on Main & 50th Ave. Mr. Harper made a speech to the thousands of Indo-Canadians who gathered there and caused quite a commotion. [Video Produced by Ray Van Eng / www.Vancouver21.com ]
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Vancouver-Fairview MLA and Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid relays the excitement expressed by teachers over the implementation of fun, play-based, all-day kindergarten in British Columbia. www.margaretmacdiarmidmla.bc.ca
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Florence Nightingale Elementary School performs at the KidSafe Annual Pancake Breakfast where MLA Margaret MacDiarmid joined the Official Mayoral Proclamation of "KidSafe Week joined the the Official Mayoral Proclamation of "KidSafe Week"
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Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid talks about why she is running to be the next BC Liberal MLA from Vancouver - Fairview.
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Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid, the BC Liberal candidate for Vancouver - Fairview took a drive in a zero-emission all-electric vehicle to learn about a Vancouver clean technology company that is offering fleet vehicle operators solutions to meet the carbon neutral requirements that the BC Liberal government is implementing in 2010.
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www.margaretmacdiarmidmla.bc.ca Vancouver-Fairview MLA Margaret MacDiarmid joins Premier Christy Clark at the announcement for the building of a new Ronald McDonald House at BC Children's Hospital.
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Environmentalists are applauding the principled position of the BC Liberals on the carbon tax. Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid explains why this is the right first policy for BC.
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Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid explains her choice to run for MLA and why she can make a positive contribution and do an excellent job of representing the residents of Vancouver - Fairview.
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All Access Cambie event on Saturday, April 25. The merchants and residents of Cambie are celebrating the near-complete Canada Line arm of Skytrain with an afternoon street party and free concerts.
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George Abbott's priorities: Learning and relationship challenges - Vancouver Sun (blog) Tweet this news
Vancouver Sun (blog)--At the time, she suggested it could be in place for four-year-olds by 2010 and three-year-olds by 2012 but that didn't develop, although the discussion continued after Bond was replaced by -Margaret MacDiarmid-. While acknowledg - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:01:35 GMT+00:00
Budget anxiety takes over school board planning - BCLocalNews Tweet this news
BCLocalNews--Replacement -Margaret MacDiarmid- (who had been shuffled off the education file only a month earlier) was seen as a temporary fill-in. “What I'm hearing is this isn't the usual mode of business here,” says Jones. “I'm hop - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:03:37 GMT+00:00
Vancouver School Board lays off 8 staff members - CTV.ca Tweet this news
CTV.ca--Bacchus has been locked in a war of words with the education ministry for a year now, since then-education minister -Margaret MacDiarmid- railed against "unacceptable" proposed cuts and assigned the province's comptroller ge - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:12:12 GMT+00:00
Shelter Industries installs modular kindergarten classrooms in British Columbia - Journal of Commerce Tweet this news
Journal of Commerce--“This is different,” said Education Minister -Margaret MacDiarmid-, during a tour of the prototype earlier this year. “You can just tell by the feel of it.” Designed to last up to 40 years, the structures are installed on perm - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:34:35 GMT+00:00
School districts will receive annual facilities grants this year - Report Card (blog) Tweet this news
Report Card (blog)--The AFG was a regular event until late summer 2009 when then minister -Margaret MacDiarmid- abruptly cancelled the grant, a surprise decision that caused grief for boards of education trying to balance their budgets (especially since s - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:02:20 GMT+00:00
Former Cabinet Ministers: Ain't no big thing - CKNW News Talk 980 Tweet this news
CKNW News Talk 980--Likewise, former Education Minister -Margaret MacDiarmid- wore a smile on her way into a Caucus meeting, "As I said, I'm really very respectful of the decision and I got a new job and I'm gonna go do it." Ma - Date : Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:05:19 GMT+00:00
Speaking up for the children who fall through the cracks - Vancouver Sun Tweet this news
Vancouver Sun--Education Minister -Margaret MacDiarmid- confirmed Thursday that her officials are working with all school districts to clarify that Canadian-born children cannot be denied access to public education if their family has no fixed address or - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:30:02 GMT+00:00
No fix in sight for troubled BC College of Teachers - Vancouver Sun (blog) Tweet this news
Vancouver Sun (blog)--Former minister -Margaret MacDiarmid- also held discussions with education partners about the college's future, but Abbott suggests he will re-start that process. In campaigning for the Liberal leadership, Premier Christy Clark - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:39:46 GMT+00:00
Province announces school funding for 2011/2012 - BCLocalNews Tweet this news
BCLocalNews--This gives districts more money up front, allowing them to plan budgets more effectively and address cost pressures they've identified,” said -Margaret MacDiarmid-, Minister of Education. “We've continually increased funding to - Date : Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:34:12 GMT+00:00
Surrey parents demand eight more schools - The Province Tweet this news
The Province---Margaret MacDiarmid-, the BC education minister, said the province will table a new capital plan in the coming months that will almost certainly include new schools for Surrey. "We can see that Surrey is going to continue to grow, - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:14:57 GMT+00:00

Current members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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New Democrat'James' * Austin * Bains * D. Black * Brar * Chandra Herbert * Chouhan * Conroy * Coons * Corrigan * Donaldson * Dix * Elmore * Farnworth * Fleming * Fraser * Gentner * Hammell * Horgan * Karagianis * Krog * Kwan * Lali * Macdonald * Mungall * Popham * Ralston * B. Routley * D. Routley * Sather * Simons * B. Simpson * S. Simpson * Thorne * Trevena
IndependentHuntington * Lekstrom



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