Province-wide Hearings of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission:

List of briefs to be presented on Friday, December 14, 2007

Montreal, December 13, 2007 – The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (CCPARDC) will hold its national hearings from December 10 to 14  inclusively at the Palais des congrès (Montreal convention Centre), 1001 Place Jean-Paul Riopelle. The following organizations will present briefs on Friday:

TIME	NAME	ORGANIZATION
08:45	Tremblay, Gérald (Mayor)	Ville de Montréal
09:15	Marois, Pauline (Chief) Richard, Monique Mibel, Kerlande Martin, Anne Marie	Parti Québécois
09:45	McCutcheon, Laurent	Fondation Émergence et Gai Écoute
10:15	BREAK (15 min)
10:30	Rimok, Patricia	Conseil des relations interculturelles
11:00	Pilote, Arlette (President)	Association québécoise des professeurs de français (AQPF)
11:30	Coutu, Louise (President) Rouleau, Étienne	Association professionnelle des animatrices de vie spirituelle et d'engagement communautaire du Québec (APAVECQ)
12:00	LUNCH (2 h)
14:00	Benalia, Akram Mahia, Naima Knedimi, Nabila	Astrolabe
14:30	Sciascia, Antonio (President) Morsella, Me Marguerita	Congrès National des Italo-Canadiens (région Québec)
15:00	Bourbonnais, Jacques-Émile	Conseil provincial du Québec des métiers de la construction
15:30	BREAK (15 min.)
15:45	Foster, Steve (President)	Conseil québécois des gais et lesbiennes
16:15	Le Clerc, Roger	Franc-maçonnerie libérale au Québec

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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