This chapter interprets public dialogue as liberal democratic performance, and assesses its relationship to. Martin collacott and tasha kheiriddin may 22, 2008. Bouchardtaylor commission the inquiry on the place of religion in the public space aroused keen interest among fiq members and the response rate was 25%. Frank lechner, department of sociology, emory university interesting, wellcrafted, and. Understanding interculturalism and multiculturalism for the. Submission to the bouchard taylor commission official multiculturalism policy one of the principal contributing factors that has caused confusion and misunderstanding has been the introduction of multiculturalism policy by the federal government in the 1970s. The fiq presents a brief before the bouchardtaylor commission. This essay will present a casestudy on canadian multiculturalism and quebec interculturalism, which the author has undertaken to assess the effectiveness of the bouchardtaylor commission. Report of the bouchardtaylor commission on reasonable. Project muse the reasonable accommodations crisis in quebec. Through both geographic decisions about where to hold public meetings and in its very mandate, the commission restricted participation to quebecers of french. Written by one of quebecs leading public intellectuals and the cochair of the bouchard taylor commission on reasonable accommodation,interculturalismis the first clear and comprehensive statement in english of the intercultural approach to managing diversity. From the commission for intercultural dialogue to the round tables on interculturalism.
The book starts with a presentation of the diversity of translations and an overview of the translationlocalisation process. Online publications international association for dialogue. Quebec nationalism and the production of difference. This article explores the bouchardtaylor commission, a 20078 government consultation that was established in quebec to study interculturalism, secularism and national identity, in response to what had become known as the reasonable accommodation debates on the extent to which minority and immigrant cultural practices could be. Exploring this case study will help elucidate the theoretical strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to democracy as they relate to issues of identity, and some of the practical difficulties and benefits involved. This chapter interprets public dialogue as liberal democratic performance, and assesses its relationship to the commissions outcomes. The judiciary did not resolve the dispute, though the supreme court of canada now has the opportunity to rule on the issue. Gerard bouchard msrc born 1943 is a canadian historian and sociologist affiliated with the universite du quebec a chicoutimi. Muslims and the politics of reasonable accommodation taylor. Sep 15, 2017 the commissions focal point was a strategy often favoured by proponents of liberal democracy.
Multiculturalism grew straight out of a rejection of biculturalism proposed by liberals in 1963 as a means to protect quebecs distinct national country in the same country as anglophones also had been developing a culture of their own. Cultural differences, also known as the bouchardtaylor commission after its two cochairs. In the summer of 2007, the commission began holding televised public. Project muse the reasonable accommodations crisis in. Translation as a profession provides an indepth analysis of the translating profession and the translation industry. Performing the secular religion, representation, and. Understanding interculturalism and multiculturalism for. Like the bouchardtaylor commission, the process surrounding bill 94 has again placed a burden of explanation on the shoulders of muslims, in ways that have a particularly strong impact on womenespecially niqabi women, but also wearers of the hijab. Request pdf participacion ciudadana y diversidad cultural. Bouchard makes a passionate case for interculturalism as a sensible solution to the problems of ethnic diversity, an issue that concerns all developed countries. The response rate to this questionnaire, distributed to 2,000 care professionals, was 25%. Chapter 6the bouchardtaylor commission in quebec and reasonable accommodations. Macdonald memorial fund in 2014, mcgill bid farewell to professor roderick a. His bold vision of legal education, his extraordinary energy as a scholar, his ability to redefine and reimagine the boundaries.
The bouchard taylor commission report can be summarized in three words. The commission was set up by the quebec government in response to public discontent concerning reasonable accommodation of religious and cultural practices. Born on 26 december 1943 in jonquiere, quebec, he obtained his masters degree in sociology from universite laval in 1968 and later obtained his phd in history from the university of paris in 1971. This article summarizes the major findings from a research report written for the bouchardtaylor commission on how the media handle reasonable accommodations and opinions on this issue. The authors theorize ignorance as structural and self.
With a foreword from rustom bharucha, this book is a timely anthology which aims to unsettle our habituated modes of thinking about the place of the secular in cultural productions. This paper aims to explore the bouchardtaylor commission as an example of an attempt to develop elements of deliberation into canadas representative democratic system. Following heidegger, gadamer articulates the hermeneutical problem ontologically as the problem of human understanding, and argues that understanding is an inherently dialogical process that cannot be grasped by a facile appeal to method. The main legal instrument to manage religious diversityis reasonable accommodation, whose evaluation justified the establishment of the bouchardtaylor commission. Download pdf ryerson digital repository ryerson university. The bouchardtaylor report on cultural and religious. Performing the secular religion, representation, and politics. The bouchardtaylor commission, the herouxville code of conduct, and quebecs immigrant integration policy on soccupe du multiple, on tourne le dos a lunite.
While many of the recommendations are intended to facilitate integration, they call solely upon the host society to shoulder this responsibility. Mcgill centre for research and teaching on women to host daylong symposium as quebecers ready themselves for a provincial election, the mcgill centre for research and teaching on women mcrtw will host a timely symposium to explore the issues that led to quebecs reasonable accommodation debate and the aftermath of the bouchardtaylor commission from different feminist perspectives. A global analysis shows that quebec has not yet developed a fully finished model of diversity management or a clearly alternative to the one operating in the rest of canada, apart. The bouchardtaylor commission report can be summarized in three words. Taylor commission to demonstrate how ignorance of aboriginal realities works strategically to sustain unequally occupied rhetorical and. Canada, appointed the bouchardtaylor commission to investigate. Likely there are additional place names and siteuse data contained in traditional use studies. In 2007, quebecs bouchardtaylor commission investigated the issue of reasonable accommodation of minorities in the province, hearing from experts, individuals and. Submssion to the bouchardtaylor commission, september 21. Feb 24, 2010 in 2008, gerard bouchard and charles taylor released an important report as cochairs of the consultation commission on accommodation practices related to cultural differences.
In 2008, the bouchardtaylor commission recommended a policy of open secularism laicite ouverte that would seek to balance religious. The bouchardtaylor commission suggested that it does not, yet the position of the public and of the government goes the other way. The main legal instrument to manage religious diversityis reasonable accommodation, whose evaluation justified the establishment of the bouchard taylor commission. The commissions focal point was a strategy often favoured by proponents of liberal democracy. Download citation the bouchardtaylor report on cultural and religious. The bouchard taylor commission, the herouxville code of conduct, and quebecs immigrant integration.
The compilation of the questionnaires and responses received is under way, and the results which will enrich the fiqs positions will be analyzed during the fall. The third section considers the process of becoming a. You can choose to make a quilt that finishes at 7 12 square or 19 square the kit that is provided in class includes the block fabrics cut to size. In 2007, premier jean charest appointed the bouchardtaylor commission to inquire about the issue of reasonable accommodations. Ignorance and historical geographies of aboriginal exclusion. In 2008, gerard bouchard and charles taylor released an important report as co chairs of the consultation commission on accommodation practices related. On may 14, 2001, janet sundberg filed a motion for summary judgment with respect to the second count of the amended complaint with supporting affidavits from her, amy joyce bouchard, christopher bouchard and sara j. Hansgeorg gadamer is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in twentieth century hermeneutics. Written by one of quebecs leading public intellectuals and the cochair of the bouchardtaylor commission on reasonable accommodation,interculturalismis the first clear and comprehensive statement in english of the intercultural approach to managing diversity. Open secularism and the politics of display in quebecs bouchardtaylor commission. Taylor commission was a public inquiry into quebec citizens opinions on the degree to which cultural difference should be accommodated in the province. This article summarizes the major findings from a research report written for the bouchard taylor commission on how the media handle reasonable accommodations and opinions on this issue. This article explores the bouchardtaylor commission, a 20078.
Feminist responses to the bouchardtaylor commission. The compilation of the questionnaires and responses received is under way, and the results which will. Various participants asked the commissioners to propose the adoption of a principle of secularism based on the french model that. Bouchardtaylor commission premier jean charest, citing several instances of unreasonable accommodation, advised the lieutenant governor of quebec to appoint a twoman commission in february 2007, to investigate the issue of reasonable accommodation, and report back by 31 march 2008. Servicemesh ceo to disclose sec subpoena in fees fight. One of the key themes of the public debate that took place as part of the bouchardtaylor commission in the fall of 2007 concerned laicite secularismis the best, but still inadequate, available translation. Sources of additional place names data for the study area include taylor 1954, wilson 1981, bouchard 1995, and bouchard and kennedy 2002. The latest figures from the labour force survey lfs, although not strictly comparable, suggest. Chapter 7debating intercultural integration in belgium. The formal title for the commission is the consultation commission on accommodation practices related to cultural differences, and it is sometimes called the bouchardtaylor commission. In 2008, gerard bouchard and charles taylor released an important report as cochairs of the consultation commission on accommodation practices related to. The commissions consultation document is available online.
The bouchardtaylor commission, the herouxville code of conduct, and quebecs immigrant integration policy romantic disillusionment, disidentification, and the sublimation of national identity in quebecs new wave. Bouchard taylor commission report a costly failure. The second section describes the translation profession and the translators markets. Sep 05, 20 the bouchard taylor commission suggested that it does not, yet the position of the public and of the government goes the other way. The bouchardtaylor commissions1 aims were to take stock of practices of. In 2008, gerard bouchard and charles taylor released an important report as cochairs of the consultation commission on accommodation practices related. Ignorance and historical geographies of aboriginal. This has created the expectation among many members of immigrant communities.
The purpose of this commission was to conduct a public inquiry into. In 2008, gerard bouchard and charles taylor released an important report as co chairs of the consultation commission on accommodation practices related to. Oct 03, 20 in 2007, quebecs bouchardtaylor commission investigated the issue of reasonable accommodation of minorities in the province, hearing from experts, individuals and organizations on identity. Interculturalism is a serious work of public scholarship, addressing a hot topic in quebec from a distinctive standpoint. In 2008, gerard bouchard and charles taylor released an important report as cochairs of the consultation commission on accommodation practices related to cultural differences. A view from quebec by gerard bouchard ebook pdf download. Submission to the bouchardtaylor commission official multiculturalism policy one of the principal contributing factors that has caused confusion and misunderstanding has been the introduction of multiculturalism policy by the federal government in the 1970s.
Feminist responses to the bouchardtaylor commission newsroom. Finally, it is beyond the scope of this paper to engage in an analysis. Macdonald, one of its most generous, brilliant and dedicated members a wonderful, original, caring and passionate human being and scholar, a model for us all. Ignorance is linked to colonialism and is deeply implicated in the maintenance of unequal social relations.
In 2007, a blueribbon panel cochaired by two prominent quebecois intellectualssociologist gerard bouchard and philosopher charles taylorwas established to conduct hearings and report back. A guide to successful integration of quebec communities. Bouchard had authored, coauthored, edited, or coedited 26 books. Extract chapter 7 some reflections on the bouchardtaylor commission the consultation commission on accommodation practices related to cultural differences was created in february 2007 following a series of incidents that received a great deal of attention in the media and that the commissions report itself described as related to increasing identity anxiety between.
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