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*Footnote 26 was updated on November 12, 2025 as we noticed a small mistake–attributing the telex to BC, when it was from NFLD (discussing BC).
“The Drafting History of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” (2025) by Charles Dumais and Michael Scott**
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