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References
- ↑ "Minding the House: a biorgraphical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ↑ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. January 13, 2010. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ↑ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ↑ "Green Party Leader Peter Bevan-Baker makes P.E.I. political history". CBC News. May 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
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