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- ↑ "Former Canadian political leader Ed Broadbent, a social democracy stalwart, dies at 87". AP News. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ↑ oshawaexpress (2019-12-03). "Former MPP, MP Michael Breaugh passes away". The Oshawa Express. Retrieved 2024-03-01.