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- ↑ "Amal composer wins Genie". Mississauga News, 13 May 2009 by Dominik Kurek
- ↑ "Little-known Amal snags six Genie nominations". By Peter Howell, 11 February 2009
- ↑ "Passchendaele tops at Genies". Toronto Star, By Bruce DeMara, 4 April 2009
