The Council of General Synod was presented with a resolution for five people to receive the award Anglican Award of Merit in 2016. The General Secretary, Michael Thompson reviewed the nominees.
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Be it resolved:
That this Council approves all five recommended names to receive the Anglican Award of Merit.
CARRIED #06-16-03 [sic i.e. 06-03-16]
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[The five 2016 Anglican Award of Merit recipients as reported in the June 2016 Anglican Journal (p. 12) were as follows: "Jennifer Henry, an ecumenical social justice advocate; Suzanne Lawson, a representative to the Anglican Consultative Council; Trevor J.D. Powell, a church archivist; David Stovel, a portfolio manager and trustee for a number of church benefit plans; and Peter A. Whitmore, a judge and former chancellor of the diocese of Qu'Appelle".
On the first Tuesday of Lent 1996, the justice ministry networks of five of the biggest Canadian churches released a biblically angry six-page ecumenical statement. They specifically recommended the 1996 Alternative Budget.