Hearings of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission to be held in Drummondville:

List of individuals and groups that will present briefs or testimonies

Montreal, November 2, 2007 – The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold hearings on Tuesday, November 6, at the Hotel Le Dauphin, 600, Saint-Joseph Blvd. in Drummondville. 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	Denoncourt, Gisèle
09:15	Brief	Emard, Lionel
09:30	Brief	Deshaies, Gilbert
09:45	Brief	Gardner, François	SSJB du Centre-du-Québec
10:00	Brief	Malo, Gérard
10:15	BREAK (15 min)
10:30	Brief	Marier, Gérard	Communauté du Désert
10:45	Brief	St-Onge, Sylvain	Carrefour du développement social - MRC de Drummond
11:00	Brief	Charland, Ghislaine
11:15	Testimony	Blais, Marcel	Mouvement des personnes d'abord de Drummondville
11:30	Testimony	Delisle, Jean
11:45	LUNCH (1 h 45)
13:45	Brief	Ruest Jutras, Francine	Ville de Drummondville
14:00	Testimony	Verrier, Jean	Le Parc de la Paix de Drummondville
14:10	Testimony	Tremblay, Louy
14:20	Testimony	Aboulaz, Aziza	ACMCQ
14:30	Testimony	Fonjallaz, Frédéric
14:40	Testimony	Munyabagisha, Francois	Diapason magasine
14:50	Testimony	Grondin, Yves	Paroisses catholique de Drummondville
15:00	Testimony	Provençal, Josée
15:15	BREAK (15 min.)
15:30	Brief	Ducas, Michel
15:45	Testimony	Rajotte, Christian
15:55	Testimony	Bergeron, Mario
16:05	Testimony	Andries, Patrick
16:15	Testimony	Parrès, Lydia
16:25	Testimony	Habashi, Nagui
16:35	Testimony	Martin, Raymond
16:45	Testimony	Biron, Pierre-Paul	Collège St-Bernard
16:55	Testimony	Benhadjoudja, Mehdi

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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