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- ↑ CTV.ca | Profile of the judge who presided over Air India trial [ dead link ]
- ↑ "Former Air India Suspect Wants $9 million from B.C. Government". Vancouver Sun. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ↑ Fong, Petti (March 19, 2005). "'These are agonizing decisions'". The Globe and Mail. Vancouver. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
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