Hearings of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission to be held in Saint-Jérôme

List of individuals and groups that will present briefs or testimonies

Montreal, September 24, 2007 – The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold hearings between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday September 25, at the Hotel de Région, 161 de la Gare, Saint-Jérôme. The following individuals and organizations that will present brief or testimony have agreed to be identified beforehand :

TIME	METHOD OF PARTICIPATION	NAME	ORGANIZATION/TITLE
09:00	Brief	ARSENAULT, Rejean	Société nationale des québécoises et québécois
09:15	Brief	CHALOUX, Line	Le COFFRET
09:30	Brief	GAUTHIER, Michel D.
09:45	Brief	GIGNAC, Benoît
10:00	Brief	GIRARD, Claude	ABL Accès Accueil Action Basses-Laurentides
10:15	BREAK (15 min)
10:30	Brief	JUTRAS Florian	Group of senior citizens
10:45	Brief	LACOSTE, Gilles
11:00	Brief	LATOUR, Claude
11:15	Brief	MARLOW, Cathal
11:30	Brief	PARENT, Jocelyn
11:45	LUNCH (1 h 45 min)
13:30	Brief	ROMPRÉ, Francis
13:45	Brief	SABOURIN, Claude	Green Party of Quebec, Laurentides
14:00	Brief	SAYWELL, John
14:15	Brief	THÉORÊT, Éric
14:30	Brief	CHARBONNEAU, Rolland	Warden, MRC
14:45	Testimony	BOURGAULT, Lise	Mayor, Brownsburg-Chatham
14:55	Testimony	BERGERON, Aline	Designer
15:05	Testimony	BÉRUBÉ, Lyne
15:15	Testimony	BOUVRETTE, Jean-Pierre
15:25	Testimony	CARDIN, Marguerite
15:35	Testimony	CHALOUX, Rosaire
15:45	BREAK (15 min)
16:00	Testimony	DUFRESNE, Martin	Collectif masculin contre le sexisme
16:10	Testimony	FILIATRAULT, Normand
16:20	Testimony	GABOURY-BEAUDRY, Gaétane
16:30	Testimony	LEROUX, Loyola
16:40	Testimony	LEROUX, Luc
16:50	Testimony	LESSARD, Cedryck
17:00	Testimony	MOLENGE, Robert
17:10	Testimony	MORIN, Étienne
17:20	Testimony	PERRAS, Sylvia Hélène
17:30	Testimony	QUINTANA, Lidia
17:40	Testimony	SERVAIS, Jean

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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