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- ↑ Yukon Votes 2011: Mayo-Tatchun. CBC News, October 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Jim Tredger | Yukon NDP". Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Jim Tredger at Yukon NDP Caucus".
- ↑ "Yukon Legislative Assembly - Jim Tredger". Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
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