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- ↑ "Labine makes astonishing comeback". Ottawa Citizen. November 8, 1999. p. 4. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Ville de Gatineau (1975-2001) - Élection du 7 novembre 1999". Ville de Gatineau (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ↑ Buchanan, Carrie; Jaimet, Kate; Singer, Zev (November 8, 1999). "Labine makes astonishing comeback: Ducharme returned for third term in Hull; Croteau unopposed in Aylmer". Ottawa Citizen .
- ↑ "Élections, maires et conseillers" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2024.
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