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Education Minister David Eggen says Alberta’s overhaul of its education curricula will include topics such as climate change, gender diversity and sexual orientation.

Eggen announced Wednesday that his department will work with teachers and administrators to redefine six core subjects simultaneously and within six years for all grades.

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“We’ll take a good hard look at how we can do a better job of addressing important topics such as climate change, gender disparity, financial literacy, coding and so, so much more.

“This critical work will set a road map for the future of education in our province.”

Eggen later confirmed to reporters that the new education framework will include teaching on gender diversity and sexual orientation.

“There will be a strengthened sense of teaching in the health curriculum around those issues, and I think it’s about time,” he said.

“We can see from the unfortunate circumstances in other countries, in other areas, that now more than ever we need to teach about inclusion and to teach about equality and social justice.