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- ↑ Sheila Kieran, "Ottawa buries its head while film industry sickens". The Globe and Mail , March 17, 1973.
- ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 61-63.
- ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 111-114.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Mild Meatballs rehashes summer camp songs". The Globe and Mail , July 2, 1979.
