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- ↑ "Close constituencies: some safe, most nail-biters". CBC.ca. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Prince Albert, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
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