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- 1 2 "A Checklist of Members of the Legislature of British Columbia" (PDF). www.llbc.leg.bc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien - Google Books". February 17, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
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