Laurent Saint-Jacques

Conseiller en développement des communautés
Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise

Sessions in which Laurent Saint-Jacques attends

Thursday 2 November, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:15 AM
Decorative image for session Session 1: Welcoming Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Vital Importance of Control and Management of Our School System by Our Community.
Session 1: Welcoming Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Vital Importance of Control and Management of Our School System by Our Community.
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Keynote

Welcome remarks:Brian Lewis, Professor, Concordia University and Co-Director, QUESCREN Opening Keynote AddressRussell Copeman, Executive Director, Quebec Engl...

Russell Copeman
Keynote speaker
11:00 AM
Session 2B: How Can Collaborative Legal Education Initiatives Empower English-Speaking BIPOC Youth?
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Civic engagementNon-formal educationInclusion

Moderator: Thais Cattani Perroni, English Content Coordinator, ÉducaloiSpeakers: Alexandre Pettem, Youth 4 Youth (Y4Y) QuébecChad Walcott, Provincial Employment Roundtable (PERT)

12:50 PM
Decorative image for session Special Remarks: Sébastien Lebel-Grenier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Bishop’s University
Special Remarks: Sébastien Lebel-Grenier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Bishop’s University
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM | 30 minutes

Principal Lebel-Grenier will speak to the impact of Quebec’s new university tuition funding reform.

1:30 PM
Session 3B: Je m’engage donc nous sommes : Improving Motivation to Communicate in French as a Second Language Through Community Involvement
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
InterculturelCommunity EngagementFrench language

Speakers: Maria Popica, John Abbott CollegePhilippe Gagné, Vanier CollegeSylvain Rouleau, Service du bénévolat à l'hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de MontréalRece...

3:15 PM
Session 4: Town Hall: Addressing Changing Realities in Quebec's English-Language Elementary and Secondary Education Sector
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Town hall

Speakers:Chuck Halliday, Coordinator, Community and Business, New Frontiers School BoardCindy Finn, Director General, Lester B. Pearson School BoardJessica Fortier, Parent Commissioner, Special Needs Advisory Committee for S...

Kate Le Maistre
Moderator

Cindy Finn
Speaker

Lucie Roy
Speaker

Chuck Halliday
Speaker

Jessica Fortier
Speaker

Friday 3 November, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:45 AM
Session 6A: Mental Health and Wellness
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
YouthMental Health

Speakers:Amy Bilodeau, Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN)"Youth Pulse Check : A Collaborative Community-based Research on Mental Health of English-speaking Youth across Quebec" The Youth Pulse Check was a collaborative community-based onl...

1:15 PM
Session 7A: Educational Rights and Group Vitality
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Minority Education RightsIntercultural Relations

Speakers:Stephen Thompson, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)“Minority Language Educational Rights”Minority language educational rights are deeply entrenched within the Canadian Constitution.  The purpose of these rights is not only to preserve and promote Canada’s tw...