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- ↑ Andrea Nemetz, "Call Me Fitz, Seed each get 8 nods; Mr. D, This Hour also nominated for Canadian Screen Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , January 14, 2014.
- ↑ Rebecca Caldwell, "Because they're worth it". The Globe and Mail , June 14, 2003.
