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- ↑ Grands prix 2005, 58ème Palmarès Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Académie Charles Cros. Accessed on line 23 November 2010.
- ↑ Felix Leclerc prize goes to Karkwa Archived 9 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine , canada.com, accessed on line 23 November 2010.
