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- ↑ "Appointed, Ex-Officio and Honorary Benchers | About the Law Society of Ontario | Law Society of Ontario" . Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ↑ "Mr. Paul Copeland".
- ↑ Charkaoui v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2007 SCC 9 (CanLII), [2007] 1 SCR 350 canlii.org
- ↑ Almrei (Re), 2009 FC 1263 (CanLII), [2011] 1 FCR 163 canlii.org
- ↑ Awards Criminal Lawyers Association website
- ↑ Officers of the Order of Canada gazette.gc.ca
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