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- ↑ Doherty, Mike (October 27, 2016). "Taking stock: The Governor General's Literary Awards at 80". Toronto Star.
- ↑ Willmott, Glenn (2001). "Canadian Ressentiment". New Literary History. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 32 (1): 133–156.