Statement Taylor: Bouchard-Taylor Commission and Gerard Bouchard

statement taylor: The institute said in a statement Taylor, 84, is the first recipient of the award, which will be handed out annually to a thinker "whose ideas are of broad significance for shaping human self-understanding and the advancement of humanity." Taylor, a McGill University professor, is a leading voice for Canadian unity and the preservation of Quebec distinct identity, according to CTV. He is also a household name in the province for having co-chaired with Gerard Bouchard the Bouchard-Taylor commission, which looked at the "reasonable accommodation" of religious minorities. The accolade, announced late Tuesday, will see Taylor receive a US$1-million award from the Berggruen Institute, a California-based non-partisan think-tank founded in 2010. The institute says its mission is to "to develop foundational ideas" and use them to help shape political and social institutions in the 21st century. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.