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- ↑ "External Threats: Terrorism and Infectious Disease". Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ↑ "Federal Report: Learning from SARS Renewal of Public Health in Canada". CBC. 7 October 2003.
- ↑ "SARS report slams governments". The Globe and Mail Inc. 7 October 2003.