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- ↑ "Shane Thompson the new speaker-elect of legislative assembly". NNSL. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Premier Bob McLeod wins seat again in Northwest Territories general election". The Globe and Mail . November 23, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ↑ Ollie Williams, "Here's who will be in Caroline Cochrane's NWT cabinet". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
- ↑ Williams·, Ollie (November 24, 2023). "In pictures: MLAs are sworn in on a new note of optimism". cabinradio.ca.
- ↑ Ollie Williams, "Full list of NWT ministers as Cochrane hands out portfolios". Cabin Radio, November 5, 2019.
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