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

List of individuals and groups that will present briefs or testimony

Montreal, September 19, 2007 –The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold hearings between 9 a.m. and 3:35 p.m. on Thursday September 20, at the Holiday Inn Saguenay, 2675 blvd. du Royaume. The following individuals who will present briefs or testimonies have agreed to be identified beforehand:

TIME	METHOD OF PARTICIPATION	NAME	ORGANIZATION/TITLE
09:00	Brief	ANGARITA, Wilson	Corporation intégration Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
09:15	Brief	ASSELIN-VAILLANCOURT, Marthe	AQDR Jonquière
09:30	Brief	BISSON, Marcien
09:45	Brief	CÔTÉ, Reine-Marie
10:00	Break
10:15	Brief	DOLE, Robert
10:30	Brief	GAUTHIER, Laval
10:45	Brief	LALANDE, Patrick	Portes ouvertes sur le Lac
11:00	Brief	SIMARD, Françoise
11:15	Brief	TREMBLAY, Jean	Maire de la ville de Saguenay
11:30	Testimony	POTVIN, Roxanne
11:45	Break
13:30	Testimony	BLACKBURN, Hans
13:45	Testimony	BOUCHARD, Claudine
14:00	Testimony	GAUDREAULT, Carl
14:15	Testimony	HARVEY, Richard
14:30	Break
14:45	Testimony	MBAYO, Feruzi Jean
14:53	Testimony	PLAMONDON-LALANCETTE, Priscilla
15:01	Testimony	SANCHEZ, Ernesto
15:09	Testimony	TROTTIER, Rose-Ange
15:17	Testimony	SIFI Hadjamed (Mario)
15:25	Testimony	FERREL-LOZANO, Melandia (Mme)
15:33	Testimony	PROULX, Marc-Urbain

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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