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- 1 2 "Suburban wackos more dead than deadpan". Toronto Star , June 5, 1992.
- ↑ Christopher Harris, "Time for sweetness and sentimentality". The Globe and Mail , September 14, 1991.
- ↑ "Robertson wins screenwriting award". The Globe and Mail , October 16, 1991.
