Hearings of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission to be held in Gatineau

List of individuals and groups that will present briefs or testimony

Montréal, September 10, 2007 – The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold hearings between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday September 11, at the Four Point Sheraton Hotel in Gatineau. The following individuals and organizations that will present briefs or testimony have agreed to be identified beforehand:

 

TIME	METHOD OF PARTICIPATION	NAME	ORGANIZATION/TITLE
08:30	Brief	ASSOGBA, Yao	Professor, Université du Québec en Outaouais
08:45	Brief	BRADY, Marie-Joie
09:00	Brief	GAGNÉ, Jacques
09:15	Brief	LAGACÉ, Gilles
09:30	Brief	LOUCHEUR, Yohanna
09:45	Brief	MANGIN, Jean-Marc	CUSO
10:00	BREAK (15 min)
10:15	Testimony	BUREAU, Marc	Mayor of Gatineau
10:30	Brief	GAGNON, Marc-André	Société nationale des Québécois et Québécoises de l’Outaouais (SNQO)
10:45	Brief	PERREAULT, Jean-Paul
11:00	Brief	POISSANT, Louis-Marie
11:15	Brief	POURCHER, B. Jordi
11:30	Brief	ST-LAURENT, Christine
11:45	BREAK (1 h 45 min)
13:30	Brief	FORGET, Denise
13:45	Brief	MERCIER, Nelson
14:00	Brief	MORSE-CHEVRIER, Jean	Association des parents catholiques du Québec section Gatineau
14:15	Brief	RACINE, Julie
14:30	BREAK (15 min)
14:45	Testimony	AMDUR, Reuel
14:53	Testimony	AMI, Ahmed-Adam	EsSalaam-Paix-Peace
15:01	Testimony	AUDET-PROULX, Élodie
15:09	Testimony	BARRETTE, Pascal
15:17	Testimony	BEAUDOUIN, Gérald A.
15:25	Testimony	BEDREDDINE, Merbouha
15:33	Testimony	BERNARD, Michel	Entrepreneur
15:41	Testimony	CLENNETT, Bill
15:49	Testimony	LALANDE, Paulette	Warden, MRC Papineau
15:57	Testimony	DEMERS, Jacques
16:05	Testimony	DÉRY, Lorraine
16:13	Testimony	DESROSIERS, Martin
16:29	Testimony	LÉGER, Edgar
16:37	Testimony	MAILHOT, Nicole
16:45	Testimony	GAGNÉ, Evelyne, Dr
16:53	Testimony	GENDRON, Philippe	Archidiocèse de Gatineau
17:01	Testimony	GIBB, Brian	L'Association pour la revendication des droits démocratiques
17:09	Testimony	MORRISSET, Claude
17:17	Testimony	NASH, Nathan
17:25	Testimony	PATRICK, Nicole
17:33	Testimony	RICHARD, Maurice
17:41	Testimony	ROY, Blanche
17:49	Testimony	ROY, Marie-Thérèse
17:57	Testimony	SIMARD, Lisette
18:05	END

Allotted time :  Presentation of briefs: 15 minutes   -   Testimonies: 8 minutes

The Commission

The CCAPRDC, co-chaired by sociologist and historian Gérard Bouchard and philosopher Charles Taylor, has been asked to take stock of accommodation practices and analyse all facets of the question by conducting a province-wide consultation. The Commission will submit a report and make recommendations to the Québec Premier on March 31, 2008.

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