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- ↑ "The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ↑ "NDP MLA Mohinder Saran suspended after sexual harassment allegation". CBC News. December 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Former Manitoba minister ousted from NDP caucus after harassment allegations". CBC News. January 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Mohinder Saran MLA". NDP of Manitoba. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
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