Bouchard Taylor Report

ABRIDGED REPORT Gérard Bouchard Charles Taylor

BUILDING THE FUTURE A Time for Reconciliation

dialogue makes a difference

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Commission Co-Chairs

ABRIDGED REPORT

Gérard Bouchard

Charles Taylor

ACRONYMS AND INITIALISMS

Acronym or initialism CDPDJ CLSC CPE CSSS SAAQ YMCA CEGEP

GLOSSARY

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

BUILDING THE FUTURE A Time for Reconciliation

Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse college of general and vocational education local community service centre childcare centre health and social services centre Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec Young Men’s Christian Association

Signification

Readers who are seeking clarification of the meaning of the terms used are encouraged to refer to the glossary in Appendix C of the full report.

Instead of complying with the common rule concerning the generic masculine form, we have attempted to use neutral terms or expressions that refer both to women and men. This rule has been applied where possible without making the text unwieldy.

SUMMARY1

INTRODUCTION SECTION I THE COMMISSION A. Mandate B. Our investigation C. General orientations of the report SECTION II A CRISIS OF PERCEPTION A. The chronology of events B. Facts and perceptions C. Dissatisfaction with accommodation SECTION III THE STATE OF HARMONIZATION PRACTICES A. The rationale for reasonable accommodation B. Harmonization practices in the field

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SECTION IV SOCIETAL NORMS OFFER A FRAME OF REFERENCE A. Existing...