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- ↑ Journals (No. 25), House of Commons, Wednesday, May 17, 2006
- ↑ Liberals paper over internal divisions on Afghan combat mission, Canadian Press, February 8, 2008,
- ↑ "Etobicoke MP will not run in next election". CBC News. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
