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- ↑ "Greg MacArthur casts a clear eye on our Toxique times". The Globe and Mail , March 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Snowman feels a bit chilly". Now , September 30, 2004.
- ↑ Perfectly Abnormal: Seven Gay Plays. Playwrights Canada Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0887548529.
- ↑ "Prix du Gouverneur général - Un autre prix pour Perrine Leblanc". Le Devoir , November 16, 2011.
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