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- ↑ Hinds, Frank (March 22, 1945). "This Week" (PDF). The Jarvis Record, pg 1. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ↑ Muldoon, Donald William. "Capitalism Unchallenged: A Sketch of Canadian Communism, 1939-1945" (PDF). CORE. Retrieved September 25, 2023.