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- ↑ "Gail Shea to run for Tories in Egmont" Archived 2018-11-09 at the Wayback Machine , The Guardian , November 1, 2007.
- ↑ "Shea wins recount" Archived 2018-11-09 at the Wayback Machine , The Guardian, October 23, 2008.
- ↑ "Brown defends use of government car" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine , CBC News , April 15, 2004.
- ↑ "Liberal critic demands answers on tourism inquiries going to Maine", The Guardian, April 19, 2007.
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