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- 1 2 Michael Sommers, "CBC documentary dramatizes Canada's hilarious, but true war on Jamaican patties". Taste Toronto, March 2022.
- ↑ Chris Strikes, "I grew up on beef patties. I was shocked to find out that the Canadian government tried to rename them in 1985". CBC Docs, February 17, 2022.
- ↑ Vanessa Caldwell, "The story of Toronto's bizarre 1985 'patty wars': when the government tried to rename the beef patty". CBC Docs, February 17, 2022.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "DGC Awards: ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter , September 23, 2022.
- ↑ Jackson Weaver, "To Kill a Tiger, We're All Gonna Die and BLK emerge as top winners at CSAs' opening night". CBC News, April 11, 2023.
