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

List of individuals and groups that will present briefs or testimonies

Montreal, November 23, 2007 – The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold hearings from November 26 to 30 inclusively at the Palais des congrès (Montreal convention Centre), 1001 Place Jean-Paul Riopelle. The following individuals and organizations that will present briefs or testimonies on Monday, November 26 and Tuesday, November 27 have agreed to be identified beforehand:

Monday November 26, 2007

TIME	METHOD OF PARTICIPATION	NAME	ORGANIZATION/TITLE
09:00	Brief	Bernard, Louis
09:15	Brief	Balthazar, Louis
09:30	Brief	Corbeil, Jean-Claude
09:45	Brief	Rousseau, Louis	UQAM
10:00	Brief	Armony, Victor
10:15	BREAK (15 min)
10:30	Brief	Aubut, Andrée Frascadore, Nicole Cadorette, Marie-Claude	Syndicat de l'Enseignement de l'Ouest de Montréal
10:45	Brief	Baril, Daniel
11:00	Brief	Beaulieu, Mario	Mouvement Montréal français
11:15	Brief	Dion, Arlette
11:30	Brief	Choquette, Martin Tsou, Shuni	Diversité Artistique Montréal
11:45	LUNCH (1 h 45)
13:45	Brief	Drudi, Guy Hassani, Hassan	Service d'Aide et de Liaison-La Maisonnée
14:00	Brief	Dumais, Hélène	Comité aviseur-jeunes
14:15	Testimony	Ajrouche, Ghassan	Association de bienfaisance Alrissala Libano Canadien
14:25	Testimony	Despland, Michel	à titre privé - Université Concordia
14:35	Testimony	Farkas, George
14:45	Testimony	Lacelle, Denyse	Conseil communautaire Côte-des-Neiges / Snowdon
14:55	Testimony	Le Gal, Georges
15:05	BREAK (15 min.)
15:20	Testimony	Bnou-Nouçair, Radouane
15:30	Testimony	Moral-Suarez, Carmen
15:40	Testimony	Commins, John
15:50	Testimony	Crevier, Louise
16:00	Testimony	Czarnocki, Bohdan	Sociologist

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

TIME	METHOD OF PARTICIPATION	NAME	ORGANIZATION/TITLE
09:00	Brief	Ménard, Andrée	PROMIS (PROMotion-Intégration Société nouvelle)
09:15	Brief	Châteauvert, Gaetan Perron, Manon Bitard, Priscilla	Conseil central CSN Montréal
09:30	Brief	Correa, Jose	McGill University's Muslim Student Association
09:45	Brief	Bédard, Éric	Collectif pour une éducation de qualité
10:00	Brief	De Courcy, Diane Pothier, Micheline	Commission scolaire de Montréal
10:15	BREAK (15 min)
10:30	Brief	Harrison, Pierre Desjardins, Brigitte	Collège de Maisonneuve
10:45	Brief	Alloul, Yasmine	Association des jeunes professionnels Marocains
11:00	Brief	El-Ghadban, Yara	Doctorante en anthropologie, Université de Montréal
11:15	Brief	Folco, Raymonde
11:30	Brief	Sériès, Maune Sabourin, Marc-André	Collectif d'auteurs
11:45	LUNCH (1 h 45)
13:45	Brief	Sylvain, Yves	Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys
14:00	Brief	Fortin, Louise
14:15	Testimony	Aïnenas, Karima
14:25	Testimony	Alexan, Nadia	Action Citoyenne
14:35	Testimony	Barhone, Mohammed	RePERE
14:45	Testimony	Baudry, Julien	Rosemont-Petite-Patrie
14:55	Testimony	Berlyn, Judith
15:05	BREAK (15 min)
15:20	Testimony	Bois, Geneviève
15:30	Testimony	Blouin-Beaudoin, Guillaume
15:40	Testimony	Ameur, Ahmed
15:50	Testimony	Assoum , Sarah	Président, World Studies Student, Muslim Club Association
16:00	Testimony	Provost, Luc

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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