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- 1 2 Justine Davidson (May 17, 2010). "Penikett recalls years of dominance from the left". Whitehorse Star. Retrieved 1 October 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Kenneth Coates; Judith Powell (1989). The modern North: people, politics and the rejection of colonialism. James Lorimer & Company. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-55028-120-0 . Retrieved 1 October 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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