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- 1 2 3 John Demont and Luke Fisher, "Cogger Convicted of Influence Peddling", Maclean's, June 15, 1998. Via Canadian Encyclopedia
- ↑ William Johnson (1994). A Canadian Myth: Quebec, Between Canada and the Illusion of Utopia . Robert Davies Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-895854-08-4.
- ↑ Graham Fraser (1989). Playing for Keeps: The Making of the Prime Minister, 1988 . McClelland & Stewart. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-7710-3208-0.
- ↑ John C. Courtney (14 September 1995). Do Conventions Matter?: Choosing National Party Leaders in Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7735-6569-2.
- ↑ Patrick Martin; Allan Gregg; George C. Perlin (1983). Contenders: the Tory quest for power . Prentice-Hall Canada. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-13-171349-9.
- ↑ "Senator guilty of selling clout". Medicine Hat News, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. June 3, 1996
- ↑ "Tory senator guilty of influence peddling". CBC News, Feb 06, 1998
- 1 2 Canadian Press, "Cogger quits Senate seat, leaving Tories with 35 in Red Chamber", Globe and Mail, September 8, 2000
- ↑ "Quebec: Cogger wins discharge", National Post, May 18, 2001
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