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- ↑ John Bizzell, "'Beast' a modern day war criminal" [letter], Toronto Star, 4 July 1986, A18.
- ↑ "The People Say", Toronto Star, 20 April 1968, p. 11; "Broadview-Greenwood", Toronto Star, 19 May 1979, A12.
- ↑ John Bizzell, "South African sanctions" [letter], Globe and Mail, 12 July 1986, A7.
- ↑ Julia Turner, "Board shields young Catholics from 'exposure' to Communists", Globe and Mail, 26 January 1980, P11.
- ↑ "Communists open campaign", Globe and Mail, 13 July 1984, P5; "Communist Party of Canada holds convention" [News Release], Canada NewsWire, 18 May 1988, 09:30 report.
- ↑ "Reformers endorse 29 for election", Toronto Star, 22 November 1976, C1.
- ↑ Philani Makhanya, "DA lashes out at ANC over renaming", The Mercury , 24 March 2005, p. 2.
- ↑ The 1974 results are taken from the Toronto Star newspaper, 3 December 1974, E11 (148 out of 150 polls reporting). The 1976 results are taken from the Toronto Star, 7 December 1976, A11.