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207:In office
157:In office
116:In office
53:In office
1365:Blanchet
1357:Beaulieu
1334:Beaulieu
1311:Gauthier
1298:Bouchard
1172:Reynolds
1147:Gauthier
1137:Bouchard
1132:Chrétien
1117:Mulroney
987:McKenzie
809:Archived
532:CTV News
482:Gauthier
414:and was
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402:for the
385:Chambord
266:, Canada
199:Roberval
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1339:Duceppe
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1303:Duceppe
1291:Leaders
1232:O'Toole
1222:Ambrose
1217:Mulcair
1157:Manning
1152:Duceppe
1142:Duceppe
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1102:Trudeau
1077:Pearson
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1037:Graydon
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355:in the
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1237:Bergen
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1212:Turmel
1207:Layton
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1032:Hanson
1027:Manion
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264:Quebec
1107:Clark
1097:Clark
1087:Starr
962:Blake
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1449:2008
1444:2006
1439:2004
1434:2000
1429:1997
1424:1993
1406:2019
1401:2017
1396:2014
1391:2011
1386:1997
1381:1996
1197:Dion
1182:Hill
1162:Grey
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1057:Drew
1052:Rowe
1047:Drew
1017:King
1002:King
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