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- 1 2 "Hansard". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ↑ "Native leader Elijah Harper helped scuttle Meech Lake". Globe and Mail. May 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ↑ Thomas, Paul G; Brown, Curtis (2010). Manitoba Politics and Government: Issues, Institutions, Traditions. University of Manitoba Press. p. 100. ISBN 0887554016 . Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- ↑ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
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