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Arcade Fire performed at an exclusive party at the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday night, but it had nothing to do with Grand Prix weekend.

The event was a dual fundraiser for the Montreal band’s Haiti relief foundation Kanpe and Toronto-based Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ), which also works in Haiti. Both organizations are celebrating 10th anniversaries this year.

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Arcade Fire was given APJ’s Peace and Justice Activist Award for its work helping communities in need in Haiti. The prize, which has gone to APJ members Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn in the past, felt like a token of affection between the two organizations, and Arcade Fire was taking it in stride.

“My dad is really excited,” said bandleader Win Butler, with a wry smile, as he and his fellow band members hung out on the red carpet. “It sounds good: a humanitarian award — ‘Oh, you’re a humanitarian.’

“We’ve worked with Artists for Peace and Justice in the past, and performed at their events, so to collaborate on this in Montreal is kinda cool.”