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- 1 2 Tracy McPhee. Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved January 20, 2017
- 1 2 Tracy McPhee, Yukon Liberal candidate Yukon Liberal Party
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- ↑ "Yukon premier stands by minister, despite motion calling for resignation". CBC News. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ↑ Unofficial Results, Riverdale South. Elections Yukon (November 7, 2016). Retrieved January 20, 2016