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- ↑ Don Macpherson, "Liberals here try sounding more liberal," Montreal Gazette, 26 November 1987, B3; "Quebec Liberals request police racism investigation," Vancouver Sun, 23 November 1987, A10.
- ↑ Nancy Wood, "All Quebecers should be sent copy of Bill 101: young Liberals," Montreal Gazette, 15 August 1988, A1.
- ↑ Lise Bissonnette, "The cost of saying 'no' to the Meech Lake Accord," Globe and Mail, 4 March 1989, D2.
- ↑ "Richler kept a steady routine when at home in Eastern Townships," Canadian Press, 4 July 2001, 23:09.
- ↑ Benoit Aubin, "Quebec Liberals introduce team in flashy sound and light show," Globe and Mail, 19 August 1989, A5.
- ↑ Andre Picard, "Foot soldier of the accord," Globe and Mail, 2 October 1992, A6.
- ↑ "Quebec Liberals will debate sign law following UN ruling," Edmonton Journal, 23 April 1993, B6.
- ↑ Graeme Hamilton and Philip Authier, "PQ rapped for snubbing environment ministers' meeting," Montreal Gazette, 9 November 1994, A5; Campbell Clark, "Job estimates off for Paille plan: auditor," Montreal Gazette, 5 June 1997, A6.
- ↑ Tu Thanh Ha, "Some Liberals to back Tory in by-election," Globe and Mail, 6 January 1995, A6.
- ↑ While there is significant membership overlap, the federal and provincial Liberal parties in Quebec are not affiliated.
- ↑ Graham Fraser, "Still undecided, Charest insists," Globe and Mail, 14 March 1998, A4. He also encouraged Charest to keep some staff members of outgoing leader Daniel Johnson, Jr. See Alan Toulin, "Welcoming Charest," Financial Post, 21 March 1998, p. 10.
- ↑ "Quebec to re think how it handles contaminated U.S. soil," Canadian Press, 2 June 2000, 16:15.
- ↑ Nelson Afonso, "Quebec forces three-way merger," Sherbrooke Record, 3 October 2002, p. 1.
- ↑ Kevin Dougherty, "Demonstration set for June 3," Montreal Gazette, 12 May 2006, A12.
- ↑ Philip Authier, "Storm gathers over Orford," Montreal Gazette, 8 March 2006, A1.
- ↑ Rhéal Séguin, "Land for park expansion deforested and overpriced, PQ says," Globe and Mail, 19 April 2006, A8; Philip Authier, "Dissidents aim to stop Orford from within Liberal Party," Montreal Gazette, 27 April 2006, A1.
- ↑ Don MacPherson, "Liberals might need a timeout to renew," Montreal Gazette, 20 November 2010, B7.