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- ↑ Dunnville Chronicle, "Former Dunnville resident works promoting new national political party", 2 September 1981.
- ↑ Hamilton Spectator, "New political movement favors far-right goals", 23 July 1981.
- ↑ Federal by-election results from the Library of Parliament website
- ↑ "The Christian Democrat Party of Canada", pamphlet published by the Christian Democrat Party of Canada, 1981.