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- ↑ "The kindest cut of all: The G-G's shortlist". The Globe and Mail , October 24, 2001.
- ↑ "Five Gatineau city councillors form a new political party". Ottawa Citizen. June 24, 2012. p. 22. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
