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- ↑ "New trial for Ramsay begins in Saskatchewan", CBC News, May 8, 2000.
- ↑ "Ramsay acquitted of unlawful confinement", CBC News, May 10, 2000.
- ↑ "Ramsay sentenced to probation, community service", CBC News, October 16, 2001.
- ↑ "Former Reform MP sues RCMP, Crown", The Globe and Mail , May 27, 2002.