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Selected Media Coverage of the 2007 Local Government Performance Index
Newspaper Edmonton Journal – November 27, 2007 The Windsor Star – November 28, 2007 Vancouver Sun – November 28, 2007 The Montreal Gazette – November 28, 2007 The Halifax Daily […]
Published on December 11, 2007
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