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- 1 2 John Haslett Cuff, "A moving look at marriage gone wrong". The Globe and Mail , December 20, 1986.
- ↑ Noel Taylor, "Superficial look at a floundering marriage". Ottawa Citizen , December 20, 1986.
- ↑ John Haslett Cuff, "Seeing Things, Night Heat top Gemini nomination list". The Globe and Mail , October 22, 1987.
