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- ↑ Jones, Sylvia. Bill 195, Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020. Ontario Legislature.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - ↑ Benzie, Robert (July 21, 2020). "Doug Ford ejects Cambridge MPP from PC caucus for voting against COVID-19 bill". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ↑ Sharkey, Jackie (21 July 2020). "Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios booted from PC caucus after voting against COVID-19 emergency bill". CBC.
- ↑ "It's a Dark Day for Ontario Nurses and Health-Care Professionals as Ford Government Passes Bills 195, 197". CNW Group Ltd. 21 July 2020.
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