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- ↑ "Prime Minister announces appointment of new Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec". Prime Minister of Canada. June 6, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ↑ Quebec chief justice resigns after drunk driving charge. CBC News, August 19, 2004.[ dead link ]
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