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- ↑ History of the Legislative Assembly
- ↑ Elected Leaders Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories
- ↑ The Percy Letter Archived June 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine