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

List of individuals and groups that will present briefs or testimonies

Montreal, September 25, 2007 – The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold hearings between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday September 26, at the Club de golf de Joliette, 221 chemin du Golf Est in Saint-Charles-Borromée. The following individuals and organizations that will present briefs or testimonies have agreed to be identified beforehand :

TIME	METHOD OF PARTICIPATION	NAME	ORGANIZATION/TITLE
09:00	Brief	HAGUETTE, Michel	La Table des aînées et aînés de Lanaudière
09:15	Brief	CHOUINARD, Alain
09:30	Brief	FALARDEAU, François	Séminaires de l'UTA - MRC l'Assomption
09:45	Brief	GUIBORD, Gilles
10:00	Brief	MORELLI, Joseph
10:15	BREAK (15 min)
10:30	Brief	PLANTE, Louise	Société nationale des québécoises et québécois de Lanaudière
10:45	Brief	RICHARD, Claude	Collectif Pierre-Le-Gardeur
11:00	Brief	SURPRENANT, Michel	CRÉDIL
11:15	Testimony	TRUDEL, Flavie	Syndicat FNEEQ Québec solidaire, FFQ Cégep de Lanaudière
11:25	Testimony	MAJOR, Louise	Mayor of Rawdon
11:35	LUNCH (1 h 45 min)
13:30	Testimony	BOURGAULT, Michel
13:40	Testimony	DELMAR, Shalom-Charles
13:50	Testimony	DURAND, Gaston
14:00	Testimony	LAMPRON, Jean-Marie
14:10	Testimony	LÉGÈRE, Angèle
14:20	Testimony	LUGO HERRERA, Pablo
14:30	Testimony	LUSIGNAN, Serge
14:40	Testimony	MATHIEU, Francine
14:50	Testimony	MKUNGILWA, Mzaliwa
15:00	BREAK (15 min)
15:15	Testimony	MORIN, Robert
15:25	Testimony	RAINVILLE, Claude
15:35	Testimony	RATHE, Jean-François
15:45	Testimony	SAVIGNAC, Sébastien
15:55	Testimony	SUZANNE, Richard
16:05	Testimony	TESSIER, Daniel	CSN Lanaudière
16:15	Testimony	TREMBLAY, Jean-Guy

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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