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- ↑ French, Janet (2023-05-25). "Smith shuts door on caucus seat for UCP candidate who compared transgender children to feces in food". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ↑ Markusoff, Jason. "Lacombe-Ponoka MLA who made derogatory remarks about trans students could return to UCP caucus: Danielle Smith". CBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ↑ Bellefontaine, Michelle (October 9, 2024). "Alberta MLA who compared transgender children to feces in food welcomed into UCP caucus". CBC News . Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ↑ Weber, Mark (2023-05-30). "UCP candidate Jennifer Johnson is the newly-minted MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka". Lacombe Express. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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