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- ↑ Questions swirling after Yates resignation by James Wood, The Star Phoenix, September 19, 2006
- ↑ PREMIER SHUFFLES CABINET RESPONSIBILITIES Archived 2013-09-17 at the Wayback Machine , Government of Saskatchewan news release, retrieved on July 16, 2007.
