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- ↑ "Party of one: Lone candidate running for president of Nunatsiavut". 30 March 2016.
- ↑ "Our President's Message - Government - Nunatsiavut Government". Nunatsiavut Government. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16.
- ↑ Bert Pomeroy. "Former Lower Churchill Environmental Assessment Panel member calls for government action on Muskrat Falls". Nunatsiavut Government.
- ↑ "Nunatsiavut preparing for change at the top".
- ↑ "Executive Profiles".
- ↑ "No clear winner yet in Nunatsiavut election".
- ↑ "Nunatsiavut elects new president".
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