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- ↑ Saskatchewan Votes 2007: Regina Walsh Acres. cbc.ca. Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Sask. NDP Leader stands by decision to remove former cabinet minister as candidate in Regina". CBC News. September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- 1 2 "Ousted NDP candidate to run as independent in Regina Walsh Acres". Global News. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Women Cabinet Ministers".
- ↑ "Former NDP cabinet minister to run as independent in Regina Walsh Acres". CBC News. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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