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- ↑ "L'ex-journaliste Rosaire L'Italien officiellement au NPD". Fr.canoe.ca. 2015-07-19.
- ↑ "Madawaska-Restigouche elects Liberal René Arseneault". CBC News. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "NDP names Rosaire L'Italien interim leader - New Brunswick - CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Madawaska—Restigouche, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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