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- ↑ Bowling, Eric (July 17, 2020). "Integrity Commissioner dismisses complaint against Premier Caroline Cochrane and deputy premier Diane Thom". NNSL Media. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
On her Facebook page, which she has renamed to Diane Archie, Thom wrote a statement apologizing for the entire incident.
- ↑ Ollie Williams, "Only Nahendeh left to elect MLA, 18 others are elected". Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019.
- ↑ Ollie Williams, "Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
- ↑ Ollie Williams, "Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios". Cabin Radio, November 5, 2019.
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