The Québec Inquiry Commission to resume hearings in Val-d’Or
Press Release
VAL-D’OR, QC, March 28, 2018 – The Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress will be back in Val-d’Or to hold three weeks of hearings at the Conservatory of Music and Drama, commencing on April 3.
Calendar of hearings
Week 18
Tuesday, April 3:
9:00 Lisa Gagné, Opening prayer
9:00 Request for closed proceedings
9:00-10:30 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
10:30-11:30 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
11:30-12:00 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
1:00-3:00 Witness to be confirmed
3:00-4:30 Edith Cloutier, Executive Director, Val-d’Or Native Friendship Center; Marny Bell,
Director of Educational resources and School transportation, Commission scolaire de l’Or et des Bois and Mary-Louise Rodgers, Principal, Golden Valley School
Wednesday, April 4:
9:00-10:30 Xavier Moushoom, Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
10:30-12:00 Witness to be confirmed
1:00-2:00 Witness to be confirmed
2:00 Request for closed proceedings
2:00-3:45 Citizen witnesses (Youth protection services)
Thursday, April 5:
9:00-10:30 Witnesses to be confirmed
10:30-12:00 Marie-Esther Penosway, Citizen witness (Police services)
1:00 Request for closed proceedings
1:00-2:00 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
2:00-2:45 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
2:45-3:30 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
Friday, April 6:
9:00-10:00 Marlène Wabanonick, Citizen witness (Health services)
10:00-11:00 Harold Poucachiche, Citizen witness (Police services)
11:00-12:00 Damien Newashish, Citizen witness (Police services)
1:00-2:30 Johnny Dumont, Citizen witness (Police services)
2:30-4:00 Isabelle Mapachee, Citizen witness (Police services)
Week 19
Monday, April 9:
9:30-12:00 Vicki Chartrand, Professor, Department of Sociology, Bishop’s University and Nicolas Kurt Rougier, Citizen witness
1:00-2:30 John Clarence Kawapit, Citizen witness (Correctional services)
2:30-3:00 Nathaniel Wabanonik, testimony reported by an Investigation Agent (Correctional services)
3:00-4:00 Witness to be confirmed
Tuesday, April 10:
9:00-10:00 Micheline Anichinapéo, Citizen witness (Police services)
10:00 Request for closed proceedings
10:00-11:00 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
11:00-12:00 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
Wednesday, April 11:
9:00-12:00 Marie-Pierre Bousquet, Professor, Director of the Native studies program, Department of Anthropology, University of Montreal and André Mowatt, Citizen witness
Thursday, April 12:
9:00-10:30 Mary-Ann Miamscum and Rebecca Moore, Citizen witnesses (Health services)
10:30-12:00 Witnesses to be confirmed
1:00–3:00 Witnesses to be confirmed
3:00-4:00 Alexis James Wawatie, Citizen witness (Police services)
Friday, April 13:
9:30-11:30 Carole Marcil, Citizen witness (Health services and police services)
11:30-12:00 Witness to be confirmed
1:00-2:30 Normand Papatie, Citizen witness (Justice services)
2:30-4:00 Ginette Wabanonik, Citizen witness (Police services)
Week 20
Monday, April 16:
9:00-10:00 Jacqueline Michel, Citizen witness (Health services)
10:00-11:00 Jimmy Papatie, Citizen witness (Health services)
11:00-12:00 Anna Cheezo, Citizen witness (Health services)
1:00 Request for closed proceedings
1:00-2:30 Organisation (Youth protection services)
2:30-3:15 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
3:15-4:15 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
Tuesday, April 17:
9:00-10:00 Witness to be confirmed
10:00 Request for closed proceedings
10:00-11:00 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
11:00-12:00 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
Wednesday, April 18:
9:00-12:00 Dr Judith Morency, psychologist; Adrienne Jerome, Chief and Lucien Wabanonik, Counsellor, Council of the Lac-Simon Anishnabe Nation
Thursday, April 19:
9:00-12:00 Dr Judith Morency, psychologist
1:00-4:00 Me Paul-Matthieu Grondin, President of the Québec Bar; Me Marc Lemay, Vice-president of the Québec bar et Me Nathalie Pelletier, President of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bar
Friday, April 20:
9:00-9:30 Testimony reported by an Investigation Agent (Measure to protect the identity)
9:30-10:00 Testimony reported by an Investigation Agent (Measure to protect the identity)
10:00-11:30 Witnesses to be confirmed
11:30 Request for closed proceedings
11:30-12:00 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
1:00-3:00 Verna Polson, Grand Chief; Kathleen Jerome, Women Representative and Trishia Hazelwood, Youth Representative, Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council
3 :00 Request for closed proceedings
3:00-3:45 Citizen witness (Youth protection services)
Please note that since the calendar of hearings is subject to frequent changes, we invite you to consult the hearingssection of our website on a daily basis to get the latest version: www.cerp.gouv.qc.ca.
Details regarding the date and location for the next hearings will be released shortly.
For further information: Catherine Bérubé-Leblanc, Communication Advisor, T. 1 844 580-0113, catherine.berube-leblanc@cerp.gouv.qc.ca, www.cerp.gouv.qc.ca
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