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- ↑ "Vancouver's new mayor and council to be sworn in Monday afternoon". Vancouver Sun , November 5, 2018.
- ↑ Dan Fumano, "Councillor quits NPA over shift to 'far right'". The Province , December 9, 2019.
- ↑ Frances Bula, "Former Vancouver mayoral candidate Ken Sim alarmed at NPA swing to the right: Sim is one of many people from the NPA, the city's oldest and once-dominant civic party, who say it seems to have gone off track". The Globe and Mail , December 10, 2019.
- ↑ Dan Fumano, "NPA leadership opts not to publicly face serious questions". The Globe and Mail , January 27, 2021.
- ↑ Frances Bula, "Three Vancouver city councillors join new ABC party, back Ken Sim for mayor". The Globe and Mail , April 12, 2022.
- ↑ Dan Fumano, "Vancouver Election Results: Ken Sim rolls over Kennedy Stewart, vows to act fast to add police officers". Vancouver Sun , October 17, 2022.
- ↑ Adrienne Tanner, "Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association left adrift after four resignations". The Globe and Mail , August 4, 2020.
