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- ↑ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: SAINT-LÉONARD--ANJOU (1984/09/04), Parliament of Canada, accessed 22 March 2013.
- ↑ Esther Crandall, "Rhino Party spoofs politicians," Bangor Daily News, 20 August 1984, p. 22.
- ↑ "Derek Orford - guitar, mandolin and vocals Archived 2009-04-06 at the Wayback Machine , Kevin Hearn website, accessed 17 February 2009.
- ↑ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Winnipeg—Birds Hill, 1984, Parliament of Canada, accessed 29 March 2007.