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McGifford, Diane (1974). William Carlos Williams' Discovery of America: A Study of In the American Grain and Paterson (MA thesis). Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba. OCLC   184867836.
  • — (1979). Eros and Logos: The Androgynous Vision in the Mythic Narratives of Charles Williams (PhD thesis). Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba. OCLC   500519966.
  • — (1982). "Inference, Image and Inspiration: Three about Flannery O'Connor". Canadian Review of American Studies. 13 (3). Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press: 389–396. doi:10.3138/CRAS-013-03-10. ISSN   0007-7720. OCLC   4796898288.
  • McGifford, Diane; Kearns, Judith, eds. (1990). Shakti's Words: An Anthology of South Asian Canadian Women's Poetry. Toronto, ON: TSAR Publications. ISBN   9780920661147. OCLC   0920661149.
  • Johnson, Laurie Anne (1991). McGifford, Diane (ed.). Women Recovering: A Handbook for Care Providers Working with Women Recovering from Chemical Dependency. Winnipeg, MB: Women's Health Clinic. ISBN   9780969478737. OCLC   23653365.
  • —, ed. (1992). The Geography of Voice: Canadian Literature of the South Asian Diaspora . Toronto, ON: TSAR Publications. ISBN   978-0920661277. OCLC   28966685.
  • Dickie, Bonnie (director); Bowen, Chantal (producer); McGifford, Diane (researcher) et al. (1993). A Web Not a Ladder (motion picture). National Film Board of Canada. OCLC   71759626.
  • McGifford, Diane (1993). "Suniti Namjoshi". In Nelson, Emmanuel S. (ed.). Writers of the Indian Diaspora: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN   978-0313279041. OCLC   26552955.
  • —; Kearns, Judith, eds. (1993) [First published 1990]. Shakti's Words: An Anthology of South Asian Canadian Women's Poetry (2nd ed.). Toronto, ON: TSAR Publications. ISBN   978-0920661291.
  • Barrett, Becky; Cerelli, Marianne; Mackintosh, Gordon; McGifford, Diane (1995). Ending the Terror: Towards Zero Tolerance. Winnipeg, MB: New Democratic Party of Manitoba. ISBN   9780969478737. OCLC   237162896.71759626

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    Diane McGifford
    Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy
    In office
    September 21, 2006 –March 28, 2011
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Herself
    as Manitoba Minister of Advanced Education and Training    		 Manitoba Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy
    September 21, 2006 – March 28, 2011    		Succeeded by
    Preceded byas Manitoba Minister of Education and Training Manitoba Minister of Advanced Education and Training
    January 17, 2001 – September 21, 2006    		Succeeded by
    Herself
    as Manitoba Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy
    Succeeded byas Manitoba Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade
    Preceded byas Manitoba Minister of Culture, Heritage and Citizenship Manitoba Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism
    October 5, 1999 – January 17, 2001    		Succeeded by
    Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
    New constituency Member of the Legislative Assembly for Lord Roberts
    September 21, 1999 – October 4, 2011    		Constituency abolished
    Preceded by Member of the Legislative Assembly for Osborne
    April 25, 1995 – September 21, 1999    		Constituency abolished
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