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- 1 2 Sheilagh M. Dunn, The Year in Review, 1982: Intergovernmental Relations in Canada. Queen's University Press, 1982. ISBN 9780889110380. pp. 23-25.
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- ↑ Agar Adamson, "A Note on the 1982 Prince Edward Island General Election". Canadian Parliamentary Review , Vol. 6 No. 4 (1983).
- ↑ "List of candidates across Canada for Sept. 4 ballot". The Globe and Mail , August 8, 1984.
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