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

List of individuals and groups that will present briefs or testimonies

Montreal, November 13, 2007 – The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold hearings on Wednesday and Thursday November 14 and 15, at the Hotel Radisson, 2900 blvd. Le Carrefour, in Laval. The following individuals and organizations that will present briefs or testimonies have agreed to be identified beforehand:

Wednesday November 14, 2007

TIME	METHOD OF PARTICIPATION	NAME	ORGANIZATION/TITLE
09:00	Brief	April, Geneviève
09:15	Brief	Benoît, Pierre	SSJB (section Laval)
09:30	Brief	Smith, Glenn	Table de concertation protestante sur l'éducation
09:45	Brief	Filion, Marcel
10:00	Brief	Lamarche, Matthieu	Groupe de citoyennes et de citoyens de Laval
10:15	BREAK (15 min)
10:30	Brief	Almeida, Flora
10:45	Brief	Le Bel, Benjamin
11:00	Brief	Lepage, Luc	Centre de santé et de Services sociaux de Laval
11:15	Brief	Martel, Jean
11:30	Brief	Bertrand, Claude
11:45	LUNCH (1 h 45)
13:45	Testimony	Van Dun, Frans
13:55	Testimony	Wannous, Sam
14:05	Testimony	Baigner, Marie-Claire
14:15	Testimony	Chraibi, Mouad
14:25	Testimony	Ly, Aboubakry	Associations Musulmanes Sénégalaises
14:35	Testimony	Lecompte, Alain
14:45	Testimony	El Shourbagi, Sahar	CEETUM, Université de Montréal
14:55	Testimony	Lalancette, Claudette
15:05	Testimony	Lafleur, Jean-Pierre
15:15	BREAK (15 min.)
15:30	Testimony	Machico, Georges
15:40	Testimony	Nassr, Fadia
15:50	Testimony	Trudel, Pierre, Mario
16:00	Testimony	Ducasse, Gaston
16:10	Testimony	Leclair, Diane
16:20	Testimony	Ababou, Rachid	CRDI
16:30	Testimony	Labelle, Martine

Thursday November 15, 2007

TIME	METHOD OF PARTICIPATION	NAME	ORGANIZATION/TITLE
09:00	Brief	Normandin, Raymond
09:15	Brief	Proulx, Nicolas
09:30	Brief	Robichaud, Émile	Institut Marie-Guyart
09:45	Brief	Bourassa, Maurice
10:00	Brief	Surprenant, Marie-Eve	Table de concertation de Laval en condition féminine
10:15	BREAK (15 min)
10:30	Brief	Martin, Archie
10:45	Testimony	Forget, Ghyslaine
11:00	Testimony	Gbedokpossy, Jean-Claude	Fondation catholique africaine
11:10	Testimony	Dumais, Pierre	Regroupement des gestionnaires en ressources humaines de Laval
11:20	Testimony	Lepage, Geneviève
11:30	Testimony	Elbared, Joseph
11:45	LUNCH (1 h 45)
13:45	Testimony	Drissi, Miriam
13:55	Testimony	Serhane, Sophia
14:05	Testimony	Laouni, Samira	Congrès islamique canadien
14:15	Testimony	Samak, Qussaï
14:25	Testimony	Bissonnette, Pierre
14:35	Testimony	Marsolais, Audrey
14:45	Testimony	Vermette, Francis	Maison des Jeunes de Laval-Ouest
14:55	Testimony	Laurier, Marco
15:05	Testimony	Trudel, Mélanie
15:15	BREAK (15 min.)
15:30	Testimony	Mayer, Denis
15:40	Testimony	Kimpton, Sophie
15:50	Testimony	Gutierrez, Laura
16:10	Testimony	Lemieux, Brigitte
16:20	Testimony	Lussier, André
16:30	Testimony	Goma, Karina	Productions Virage

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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