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

List of individuals and groups that will present briefs or testimonies

Montreal, October 1^st, 2007 – The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold hearings between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday October 2nd, at the Hotel Rimouski, 225, blvd. René-Lepage East. 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	CADIEUX, Pierre	Professor, UQAR
09:15	Brief	CIMON, Lucien	Société nationale de l'Est du Québec
09:30	Brief	CLAVEAU, Clément
09:45	Brief	COURTOIS, Jean-Marie
10:00	Brief	FOREST, Eric	Mayor, Rimouski
10:15	BREAK (15 min)
10:30	Testimony	DIONNE, Magella	Association Gai Côte-Sud
10:40	Brief	FOZI, Mahnaz	Accueil et intégration BSL
10:55	Brief	HÉBERT, Virginie
11:10	Brief	MUNYAN, Laurent
11:25	Brief	NADEAU, Desneiges
11:40	LUNCH (1 h 45 min)
13:30	Brief	ST-PIERRE, Guylaine
13:45	Brief	TURCOTTE, Nestor
14:00	Testimony	ASOMBO, Charles	UQAR
14:10	Testimony	ATALLAH, Medhat	Institut maritime
14:20	Testimony	CYR, Pierre-Paul
14:30	Testimony	DE LARONDE,  Nathalie
14:40	Testimony	ECHRAF, Abdoul
14:50	Testimony	ENGONE, Sylvain Cédric
15:00	Testimony	GAGNON, Donald
15:15	BREAK (15 min)
15:30	Brief	SIMARD, Jean-Claude	Professor, Collège de Rimouski
15:45	Testimony	GAGNON, Sylvain	Teacher and businessman
15:55	Testimony	GAUVREAU, Claude
16:05	Testimony	THÉRIAULT, David	UQAR
16:15	Testimony	BESSETTE, Jean-Marc
16:25	Brief	BEAUDRY, Pierre
16:40	Testimony	CARLO, Jean-louis

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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