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- ↑ "P.E.I. Progressive Conservatives select Jamie Fox as interim leader". CBC News . 2015-10-15. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04.
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- ↑ "Borden-Kinkora candidates see opportunity to help area rebound". CBC News, May 1, 2015.
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- ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 5 May 2015.