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The following individuals consented to be interviewed or completed questionnaires:

Recorded Interviews

Arthur [pseud.], March 2010

Bess Blackwell, August 2010

Jeff Brar, June 2010

David Dudeck, May 2011

Bill Fillmore, May 2011

Bruce Finch, August 2009

Trish Flindall, June 2010

Fergus Foley, June 2010

Nino Gualtieri, June 2010

Mark Godfrey, August 2009

Henry Hamilton, June 2010

Alastair Harper, March 2010

Jean [pseud.], May 2011

David Lane, May 2011

Roger Ledressay, May 2011

Terry Ledressay, May 2011

Carol McLean, June 2010

Margot Miller, July 2010

Kaarel Parn, August 2010

Lana Parn, August 2010

David Pearson, August 2010

Brenda Pulvermacher, March 2010

Bruce Shore, July 2011

Don Skelton, May 2011

Frank Sullivan, March 2010

Ann Woodruff, July 2011

Questionnaires

David Atkings, November 2015

Richard Blais, December 2015

Fergus Bordewich, December 2015

Ollie Cooper, November 2015

Steve Crawford, January 2016

Anna Danielle, January 2016

Christine Davies, December 2015

Alan Dodds, November 2015

Patrick Earle, December 2015

Ernest [pseud.], December 2015

Angela Ford, December 2015

Richard Garner, September 2016

David Hodges, November 2015

James Hooley, November 2015

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Bill Kerr, November 2015

Max [pseud.], February 2016

Robert [pseud.], September 2016

Karen Rogers, August 2016

Geoffrey Seccombe, November 2015

John Wall, November 2015

Patrick Welland, December 2015

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