Accommodating diversity in liberal societies: perspectives from the UK and Québec
Author: Counterpoint
Counterpoint Panel Discussion Wednesday 25 March 2009
Counterpoint and the Québec Government Office in London were very excited to co-host a Panel Discussion with the above title at the Commonwealth Club, Northumberland Avenue in London on Wednesday 25 March at 6pm. The event had a particular cultural diversity and cities theme.
The main speaker was Professor Gérard Bouchard, a renowned sociologist from the University of Québec whose report, Building the Future: A time for reconciliation, co-written with the leading philosopher, Charles Taylor, is unique for its combination of profound discussion and practical example. You can access a pdf of this report on the Québec Government office website here:
Bouchard & Taylor “Accommodements”
Panel members were Director of Counterpoint, Dr Catherine Fieschi, Professor Ted Cantle, the Executive Chair of the Institute of Community Cohesion and the discussion was chaired by Radio Four and the World Service journalist, Shazia Khan.
