published in a 1971 book, Truscott says he hopes for "an appeal, a new trial, even an acquittal." McClish points out "an innocent person sitting on death row [would hope] that the person who killed Lynne Harper was caught" and that "It never crosses [Truscott's] mind that the best thing would be for the killer to be found [...] because he knows he killed Lynne Harper. The 1975 film, directed by Murray Markowitz, called Recommendation for Mercy, was based fully on the Truscott case, though different names were introduced into the plot. Andrew Skidd starred. The plot of Ann-Marie MacDonald's 2003 novel The Way the Crow Flies is based on a fictionalized version of the Truscott case, and the surrounding community's reaction to the incident. MacDonald herself was raised in the same region, during the same time period as the Truscott case. In protest of the harsh sentence, notable Canadian writer Pierre Berton wrote a poem, Requiem for a Fourteen-Year-Old. Canadian rock band Blue Rodeo recorded a song, "Truscott", which referenced the case, on their 2000 album The Days in Between. Laurier LaPierre, co-host of a CBC news show, This Hour Has Seven Days, was fired after shedding a tear in response to an interview with Truscott's mother, Doris. LaPierre's reaction – quickly wiping away tears under one eye and speaking in a shaky voice – infuriated CBC president Alphonse Ouimet. The president, already a critic of Seven Days, took it as proof that LaPierre was "unprofessional". The popular show was cancelled, and the other co-host, Patrick Watson, was also fired over the incident. A play called Innocence Lost, written by Beverley Cooper and based on Truscott's conviction, was featured at the Blyth Festival Theatre in Blyth, Ontario during the summer 2008 season. It was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama in 2008. The play was remounted again in the company's 2009 season and was again playing in 2013 in various Ontario localities including Toronto, Ottawa and at London Community Players in London. Its Western Canadian premiere was at Langara College's Studio 58 in 2014. The 2020 film Marlene tells the story of the Steven Truscott (Greg Bryk) case and how his wife Marlene Truscott (Kristin Booth) worked tirelessly to clear her husband's name by exposing lies, cover-ups, and police mishandling of the case. See also Overturned convictions in Canada List of miscarriage of justice cases