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- ↑ "GC InfoBase". www.tbs-sct.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ "Commissioner of Lobbying". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ↑ "Prime Minister nominates next Commissioner of Lobbying". pm.gc.ca (Press release). PMO. November 30, 2017.
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