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- 1 2 3 "Chris Lewis to replace Julian Fantino as OPP commissioner", Toronto Star, July 7, 2010
- ↑ "Vince Hawkes named OPP commissioner". Toronto Star. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino to be replaced by Chris D. Lewis", National Post, July 7, 2010
- 1 2 3 Chris D. Lewis To Be Appointed New OPP Commissioner, Government of Ontario News Release, July 7, 2010