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- ↑ About CLHIA Archived 2010-03-18 at the Wayback Machine , Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association Inc., accessed 8 September 2010.
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- ↑ James Daw, "Bill would make retirement savings plans mandatory," Toronto Star, 6 May 2010, B2.
- ↑ Andrea Horwath, "Resist insurance lobby, expand CPP," National Post, 9 June 2010, FP15.
