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- ↑ "Appointments to the Order of Canada". Governor General of Canada. 20 September 2017.
- Privy Council Office (2006) Privy Council Biography of Margaret Bloodworth. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
- Deputy Minister of Transport Canada (Oversaw the Y2K transition).
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