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- ↑ "Rose Patten elected to serve as the 34th Chancellor of the University of Toronto".
- ↑ "U of T's new chancellor on life as a Bay Street executive and university leader – and a dramatic turning point in her career".
- ↑ "Biography". BMO Financial Group.
- ↑ "Citation". Order of Canada.
- ↑ "The 2021 Appointees to the Order of Ontario" (Press release). Ontario Government. November 4, 2022.
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