Registration for the Bouchard-Taylor Commission is closed in Montréal: two additional citizens’ forums slated for December

Montréal, November 12, 2007 — Given the overwhelming response to its activities in Montréal, the Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold two additional citizens’ forums in mid-December at the Montréal Convention Centre. Over 1000 individuals have registered for the forums and registration is now closed.

Citizens’ forums in Montréal

Bibliothèque interculturelle (6767, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges):

• Tuesday, November 20, 2007

7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.

Palais des congrès (Montréal Convention Centre, 1001, Place Jean-Paul Riopell):

• Tuesday, November 27, 2007	7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
• Thursday, November 29, 2007	7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (in English)
• Tuesday, December 11, 2007	7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (additional session)
• Thursday, December 13, 2007	7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (additional session)

Hearings in the Montréal administrative region will be held at the Palais des congrès from Monday, November 26 to Friday, November 30, along with province-wide hearings from Monday, December 10 to Friday, December 14, 2007. In both instances, individuals may attend the hearings but may no longer register to present a brief or to testify.

The Commission

The CCAPRCD, 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 public consultation. The Commission will submit a report and make recommendations to the Québec Premier on March 31, 2008.

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