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- 1 2 "Montreal filmmaker exposes the price we pay for corporate greed". Global News, March 13, 2015.
- ↑ "The Price We Pay: As US Becomes a Top Tax Haven, How Hiding Wealth Offshore Robs the People at Home". Democracy Now! , November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "TIFF announces its top 10 Canadian films of 2014". CBC News, December 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Documentaries Nominated at 2016 Canadian Screen Awards". Point of View, January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Tu dors Nicole and Mommy top Canadian winners at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards". The Georgia Straight , January 6, 2015.
