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- ↑ Michael D. Behiels, "Stephen Harper's Rise to Power: Will His 'New' Conservative Party Become Canada's 'Natural Governing Party' of the Twenty-First Century?," American Review of Canadian Studies Vol. 40, No. 1, March 2010, 118–145
- ↑ "Class of 2011: List of New Fellows" (PDF). Royal Society of Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-26.
