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- ↑ Out of their depth in Africa, by Carol Goar, Toronto Star, February 23, 2007.
- ↑ Senator calls Afghan president Karzai a 'stooge' Archived 2007-08-09 at the Wayback Machine by Mike Blanchfield, CanWest News Service (reprinted by the Saskatchewan Star Phoenix), May 30, 2006.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, May 29, 2006.
- ↑ "Senator slams sparse Canadian military presence in Africa". September 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ↑ Brewster, Murray. "Africa not 'sexy' enough: Senator". The Hamilton Spectator . Ottawa, Ontario. The Canadian Press. p. A11. Retrieved January 21, 2024– via newspapers.com.