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- ↑ "Blow by blow girl saga". Toronto Star , February 7, 2003.
- ↑ "Family dynamics". www.theglobeandmail.com. 11 February 2003. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ "Vancouver Film Critics Circle pick best of 2002". Nelson Daily News , January 31, 2003.
- ↑ "Genie comes out with more pizzazz". Victoria Times-Colonist , May 1, 2004.
