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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Experts: Reasonable accommodation

Published: 17 September 2007

The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences in Quebec Society has begun its cross-province hearings in 17 Quebec communities. The commission is headed by ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ philosophy professor Charles Taylor and sociologist Gerard Bouchard. We suggest the following sources for your coverage of this story and all ongoing coverage of the commission:

Morton Weinfeld
Title: Director, Canadian Ethnic Studies program, Department of Sociology
Expertise: Ethnic and race relations; immigration; public policy analysis; survey research and data analysis; Canadian society; sociology of Jews; Canadian Jewish studies; sociology of education.
Contacts: 514-398-6853
morton.weinfeld [at] mcgill.ca (Email)

Jacob Levy
Title: Professor, Department of Political Science
Expertise: Contemporary political theory; liberalism; multiculturalism and nationalism; and questions involving the status and rights of intermediate groups including associations; indigenous peoples; linguistic minorities and religious bodies.
Contacts: 514-398-5519
jacob.levy [at] mcgill.ca (Email)

Dan Cere
Title: Professor, Faculty of Religious Studies; Conference Co-Chair, Pluralism, Politics and God Symposium, September 13-15
Expertise: Marriage and family ethics.
Contacts: 514-398-4195
daniel.cere [at] mcgill.ca (Email)

Shaheen Shariff
Title: Professor, Faculty of Education, Department of Integrated Studies in Education
Expertise: Human rights; legal pluralism; constitutional and tort law; secularism; religion; competing rights/values in schools.
Contacts: 514-398-5396
shaheen.shariff [at] mcgill.ca (Email)

Shauna Van Praagh
Title: Professor, Faculty of Law
Expertise: Religious diversity, identity and the interaction between law and those issues.
Contacts: 514-398-6626
shauna.vanpraagh [at] mcgill.ca (Email)

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