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- ↑ "NDP had a 'good run in government'". CBC News, November 7, 2007.
- ↑ "NDP recruit former Saskatchewan finance minister to run against Joe Oliver". The Globe and Mail , August 14, 2015.
- ↑ Rob Salerno, Four openly gay or lesbian new MPs elected to Ottawa. Daily Xtra , October 20, 2015.
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- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Eglinton—Lawrence, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
