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

List of individuals and groups that will present briefs or testimonies

Montreal, November 29, 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 Friday, November 30 have agreed to be identified beforehand:

HEURE	FORME DE PARTICIPATION	NOM	ORGANISME/TITRE DE FONCTION
09:00	Mémoire	Piché, Maurice Senneville, Maurice Lemay, Denise	Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne
09:15	Mémoire	Duhaime, Jean Rouselle, Jean François	Faculté de Théologie de l’Université de Montréal (FTSR)
09:30	Mémoire	Marchand, Céline Gasparrini, Gina	Regroupement des CPE de l'Île de Montréal (RCPEÎMM)
09:45	Mémoire	Soave, Luciana	Association Multi-ethnique pour l'intégration des personnes handicapées
10:15	PAUSE (15 min)
10:30	Mémoire	Thibert, Joël
10:45	Mémoire	Fleury, Réginald
11:00	Mémoire	Chung, Joseph H.	Association des ainés coréens à Montréal
11:15	Mémoire	Konan, Georges
11:30	Mémoire	D'Andrea Guiliano	Canadien Italien Business and Professional Association
11:45	DÎNER (1 h 45)
13:45	Mémoire	Ripeau, Danielle	CRÉ Montréal
14:00	Mémoire	Spadari, Luigi	Rapprochement des communautés culturelles de Villeray
14:15	Témoignage	Nuñez, Osvaldo	Ex-député fédéral, Communauté chilienne
14:25	Témoignage	Saywell, John
14:35	Témoignage	Takach, Anis
14:45	Témoignage	Tan, Thi Cuc
14:55	Témoignage	Trudelle, Jean-François
15:05	PAUSE (15 min.)
15:20	Témoignage	Vo, Tuyen
15:30	Témoignage	Abdulridha, Ali
15:40	Témoignage	Zuberi, Sameer	Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN)
15:50	Témoignage	Ponce, Ramon	Conseil Communautaire Solidarités Villeray
16:00	Témoignage	Kantchev, Ivor

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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