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- ↑ "Structure and Funding » the Canadian Cattlemen's Association". Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- ↑ "The 10 lobby groups with the most contact with federal officials". Maclean's. November 27, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
