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

List of individuals and groups that will present briefs or testimonies

Montreal, October 12, 2007 – The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold hearings between 9 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Monday, October 15th, at the Hotel des Seigneurs, 1200 Johnson Street, Saint-Hyacinthe. 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	Burgevin, Maurice
09:15	Brief	Dubé, Jean
09:30	Brief	Durand, Guy
09:45	Brief	Fecteau, Louise
10:00	Brief	Montpetit, Gérard
10:15	BREAK (15 min)
10:30	Brief	Moreau, Daniel
10:45	Brief	Pelletier, Jean-Marie	Comité directeur de « Forum 2020 »
11:00	Brief	Perreault, Patrice
11:15	Brief	Poirier, Jacques
11:30	Brief	Prévost, Robert
11:45	LUNCH (1 h 45 min)
13:45	Brief	Rondeau, Joanie
14:00	Brief	Tanguay, Jean-Claude
14:15	Testimony	Chieffo, Mario
14:25	Testimony	Gagnon, Luce
14:35	Testimony	Mougeot, Roger-Henri
14:45	Testimony	Nguyên, Hai-Phong
14:55	Testimony	Paquet, Aurélie
15:05	Testimony	Perras, Rémy	Radio Acton - journaliste
15:15	BREAK (15 min)
15:30	Testimony	Presseau, Louise
15:40	Testimony	Robert, Yvon
15:50	Testimony	Tétreault, Maryam
16:00	Testimony	Perecowicz, Arieh  (en anglais)

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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