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- ↑ Government of Canada, Department of Justice (18 December 2012). "Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced". www.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "Prime Minister announces two appointments to superior courts of Ontario and Quebec". Prime Minister of Canada. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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