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- ↑ "The trials of Nunavut: Lament for an Arctic nation" . The Globe and Mail. 1 April 2011.
- ↑ "Iqaluit mayor won't run for re-election". CBC.ca . Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ "Meet Iqaluit's new mayor and council". CBC North, October 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Photos: Meet Iqaluit's new mayor and council". CBC News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ↑ "2008 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. p. 2. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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