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- ↑ Alberta Legislature, Hansard, v. 4, n. 58 (1972), 37 (58–37).
- ↑ Alberta Teachers' Association. http://www.teachers.ab.ca/Publications/ATA%20News/Volume%2044%202009-10/Number17/Pages/DavidKingPubEdAwardwinner.aspx Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Green Party of British Columbia. Provincial Council. http://www.greenparty.bc.ca/provincial_council
- ↑ David King: BC voters need a 'third choice', interview uploaded to Vimeo on March 29, 2013 by Craig Spence.
