/R E P E A T -- Media Invitation - Catholic Church of Montreal: Implementation of recommendations contained in the Capriolo Report - Creation of an independent Office of the Ombudsman/ Français
MONTREAL, May 3, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Archbishop Christian Lépine and the Honourable Pepita G. Capriolo, retired Quebec Superior Court justice, invite the media to a virtual press conference to report on the progress made regarding implementation of the recommendations of the Capriolo Report. A central feature is the establishment of an independent Ombudsman and the appointment of the first person to assume that responsibility.
The virtual press conference will be held on Wednesday, May 5 at 11 a.m.
Media representatives are invited to register in advance for the press conference, in order to facilitate the co-ordination of the event.
Archbishop Lépine, the Honourable Pepita G. Capriolo, and the Ombudsman will participate in a question-and-answer period following their respective presentations.
Following this, the three presenters will also be available as of 1:00 p.m. for individual interviews with journalists who have made such a request.
A video recording of the press conference will be available on the YouTube channel of the Catholic Church of Montreal later in the afternoon on May 5.
Access to documents under embargo
Media representatives will be given access to the documents under embargo as of 9:00 a.m. May 5. These documents will be made public on the website www.diocesemontreal.org of the Catholic Church of Montreal following the press conference.
We are now accepting requests:
(1) To register for the virtual press conference.
(2) To obtain access to documents under embargo (available as of 9 a.m., May 5).
(3) To be included in the line-up of those posing questions during the press conference.
Links will be forwarded by email on the morning of Wednesday, May 5.
To register, please contact:
Valérie Lavoie at: [email protected]
SOURCE Archdiocese of the Catholic Church of Montreal
To arrange an individual interview with Archbishop Lépine, the Honourable Pepita G. Capriolo, or the Ombudsman following the press conference, please contact: Erika Jacinto, Catholic Church of Montreal, [email protected]
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