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- ↑ Shannon Proudfoot, "In Trudeau’s PMO, what exactly is a principal secretary?". Maclean's , February 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Inside Trudeau's inner circle". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Jan 8, 2016. Retrieved Jan 12, 2016.
- ↑ Tasker, John Paul (February 18, 2019). "Gerald Butts resigns as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's principal secretary". CBC News. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ↑ "Leadership of the Prime Minister's Office". Official website of the Parliament of Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2019.