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- ↑ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
- ↑ Newfoundland Liberals gain riding: [ONT Edition] (CP). Toronto Star [Toronto, Ont] 20 Feb 1991: A11.
- ↑ Deputy speaker resigns: [Final Edition] Times - Colonist [Victoria, B.C] 29 Mar 2000: A9.
- ↑ "HSMB Appointments Concern Trust" (PDF). The Trident. Newfoundland Historic Trust: 5. Winter 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
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