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- ↑ "Minister MacKay helps donate Christmas Trees to Military Families Archived 2009-08-23 at the Wayback Machine ", (Press release), Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency, December 7, 2007, accessed April 5, 2009.
- 1 2 "PM supports the Christmas Trees for Troop Families program Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine ", (Press release), Prime Minister of Canada , December 5, 2008, accessed April 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Who We Are Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine ", Canadian Christmas Tree Growers Association, accessed April 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Canada's Provincial Christmas Tree Associations Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine ", Canadian Christmas Tree Growers Association, accessed April 5, 2009.