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- ↑ Nathalie Petrowski, "Tanya Lapointe: de l'autre côté du miroir". La Presse , October 14, 2017.
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- ↑ "Tanya Lapointe quitte le journalisme (et Radio-Canada)". Huffington Post Québec , December 5, 2016.
- ↑ "50/50 : le documentaire, des solutions pour atteindre la parité". Ici Radio-Canada, February 5, 2018.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "The Paper Man Wins Audience Award at Whistler Film Fest". Point of View , December 28, 2020.
- ↑ Jenny Lamothe, "Sudbury author Melchior Mbonimpa ‘astonished’ his 20-year-old novel picked for Combat national des livres". Toronto Star , April 15, 2021.
