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- ↑ "Liberals sweep crucial districts". CBC News. 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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- ↑ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan names new, lean nine-member cabinet". The Globe and Mail. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
