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- 1 2 " Liberals turn Yukon election into an unpredictable race". The Globe and Mail , September 28, 1996.
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- ↑ "ADM job not political plum, Yukon Grits say". CBC North, May 15, 2001.
- ↑ "Stephen Harper's ATV Ride In Yukon Ruffles Local Feathers". The Huffington Post , August 22, 2012.
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