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- ↑ "Gala des prix JUNO 2022 | Charlotte Cardin devance Justin Bieber et The Weeknd dans les nominations!". sorstu.ca, March 1, 2022.
- ↑ Brendan Kelly, "Sketch-comedy chemistry". Montreal Gazette , June 13, 2005.