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References
- ↑ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". Gale Canada. August 29, 1987 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Electoral History for Hants East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Cora Helena Etter 1924–2020". Ettinger Funeral Home. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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