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- ↑ "SCJ - Prioritizing Children Dec 2012.pdf" (PDF). County of Carleton Law Association. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2013-10-20.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Faculty of Law - Chief Justices". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
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- ↑ LLP, Dentons Canada. "The Honourable David P. Smith, P.C., Q.C., has passed away". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
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