30. Statement on the Beaufort Sea
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2888
- Date
- 1977 May 3-6
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- MacKenzie
- Seconder
- Leadbeater
- Text
- That section four be deleted and add to the motion "pending formal consultation with the Native people of the area." CARRIED
- Notes
- The Statement would now read:
- 1. In 1976, the National Executive Council authorized the Primate, in cooperation with other Canadian Church leaders, to request the Prime Minister and the Federal Cabinet to deny permits for offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea.
- 2. Subsequently, the Cabinet agreed to authorize a permit for Dome Petroleum to undertake drilling operations during the 1976 season.
- 3. A number of technological as well as human failures were recorded in the course of the drilling season. Events have been documented to show the evident failure of Dome's technology to cope without substantial environmental risk with conditions in the Beaufort Sea.
- 4. A detailed review by the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC) shows that both the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (DINA) and Dome Petroleum told both Native people and the public less than half the story about difficulties encountered in the 1976 offshore drilling operations.
- 5. Dome Petroleum has applied to Cabinet for approval of a 5-year drilling program in the Beaufort Seas.
- 6. In the light of the above information and events which have come to light since the recent meeting of the Program Committee, the Management Unit at the request of Social Action Ministries staff, propose that the National Executive Council pass the following resolution:
- Moved by MacKenzie, seconded by Leadbeater,
- That the Primate and/or officers of the National Executive Council again request the Prime Minister and the Federal Cabinet to deny permits for offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea pending formal consultation of the Native people of the area. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - Canada
- Dome Petroleum
- Offshore oil industry - Canada
- Offshore oil industry - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Offshore oil well drilling - Beaufort Sea
- Ecology - Canada, Northern
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
Aboriginal Lands
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official832
- Date
- 1989 June 15-23
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Act 62
- Mover
- Rt. Rev. J.E. Hannen
- Seconder
- Rt. Rev. E.K. Lackey
- Text
- That Aboriginal People and Anglicans and others involved in non-violent direct action in defence of unsurrendered Aboriginal ancestral lands and their environment be supported. CARRIED Act 62
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Claims
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Claims - Anglican Church of Canada
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
- Nonviolence - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Civil disobedience - Canada
- Civil disobedience - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Aboriginal Rights and Native People
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official471
- Date
- 1986 June 14-22
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Act 30
- Mover
- Rev. J. Allooloo
- Seconder
- Mr. P. Kanayuk
- Text
- That General Synod reaffirm its position that resource development should not take place on unsurrendered land until either there is a claims agreement in place or terms governing that development are negotiated satisfactorily with the Native people concerned, and that the National Executive Council be instructed to continue the implementation of this commitment. CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS Act 30
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Claims - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
- Inuit - Canada - Claims - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Canada
Across Canada: Mining impact revealed
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article38280
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 February
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 February
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 2
- Page
- 7
- Notes
- "An 11-minute video that shows the impact of Canadian mining operations on indigenous communities and offers theological reflections on resource extraction is now available. Prepared by Kairos, a Canadian ecumenical justice network, 'Remember the Land' includes the voices of church leaders and activists who share stories of how mining operations have displaced indigenous communities, destroyed ecosystems and traditional ways of life, and violated human rights. The video -- ideal for use in group settings -- includes a four-page study guide. Call Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives at 416-463-5312 or toll-free at 1-877-403-8933". [Text of entire article.]
- Subjects
- Mines and mineral resources - Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
- Kairos: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
- Remember the Land [Video recording]
Action re Notices of Motion - James Bay II
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official1560
- Date
- 1991 November
- Source
- National Executive Council. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 71-11-91
- Date
- 1991 November
- Record Type
- Resolution 71-11-91
- Mover
- Rt. Rev. C. Lawrence
- Seconder
- Miss M. Baker
- Text
- That this National Executive Council call for a complete halt to all development of the James Bay II project until there has been a full independent and open environmental assessment, and the agreement of the aboriginal peoples of that area for this development has been received; and further
- that the Anglican and Roman Catholic communities in Canada and the United States be petitioned not to purchase Hydro Quebec bonds until this has been achieved; and further
- that this motion be communicated to the governments of Quebec and Canada and the appropriate committees of the Anglican Church of Canada and others as appropriate. CARRIED #71-11-91
- Subjects
- James Bay Hydroelectric Project
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Québec (Province)
- Hydro Quebec
- Hydroelectric power plants - Environmental aspects - Canada
- Environmental policy - Canada
- Corporate social responsibility - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Canada
Amax Corporation to Face Canadian Challenge
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3187
- Date
- 1981 May 5
- Source
- Anglican News Service
- Record Type
- Press Release
- Text
- Toronto, May 05, 1981 -- For immediate release
- Canadian church representatives and Native People will bring to New York, on Thursday, their struggle for a public inquiry into the actions of the Canadian subsidiary of a Connecticut-based multinational corporation.
- Amax of Canada has proposed to dump 100 million metric tonnes of tailings from its molybdenum mine, into coastal waters of British Columbia over 26 years. The amount of the tailings, and their toxicity, exceed by thousands of times the amount allowed by federal regulations in Canada. Permission to exceed Government standards was granted by a special Order-in-Council of the Federal Cabinet, without discussion on the floor of Parliament, or in any public inquiry. In addition, there was no prior consultation with the Nishga Tribal Council about the ecological or sociological impact of the action. The Nishga are the Native People of the area who depend on the waters for food and their livelihood.
- Several prominent environmental scientists have condemned the dumpings, and a political storm has resulted. In the face of this, the Federal Government has refused to rescind its Order, or to call a public inquiry.
- In response to this situation the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, its highest governing body, at its meetings in June last year, passed a strong resolution, ordering that "...the Primate, urge the Federal Government to withdraw its special order-in-council; that is, the 'Alice Arm Tailings Deposit Regulations, SOR 79-345,' permitting the Amax Corporation to dump its effluent into Alice Arm, and to declare a moratorium upon development of the resource until technology is developed to safely dispose of the tailings."
- This has resulted in public meetings, media coverage, a petition to the Federal Government, meetings between the Nishga, Church officials and Amax management, but no public inquiry.
- The Church at various levels has purchased 1,004 shares in Amax, and will appear at the Annual Meeting in New York on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel to make intervention on behalf of its concerns and those of the Native People of the area, most of whom are Anglicans (Episcopalians).
- PLEASE NOTE
- The Nishga Tribal Council will hold a Media Conference on:
- Wednesday, May 6 at 10:00am
- at
- The New York Hilton Hotel Room 548
- 1335 Ave. of the Americas, at 53rd St.
- - 30 -
- For further information, please contact:
- Peter Hamel
- Edison Hotel
- New York, N.Y.
- (212) 246-5000
- or
- Richard J. Berryman
- Media Officer
- The Anglican Church of Canada
- 600 Jarvis St.
- Toronto, Ont. M4Y 2J6
- (416) 924-9192
- Subjects
- AMAX, Inc.
- Tailings (Metallurgy)
- Mines and mineral resources - Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - British Columbia
- Mines and mineral resources - Environmental aspects - Canada
- Ecology - British Columbia
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Pollution - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Corporate social responsibility - Canada
- Corporate social responsibility - Anglican Church of Canada
- Nisga'a
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Canada
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
Anglican Church of Canada Ministry Report: Indigenous Ministries: Water: the Creator's sacred gift
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article38395
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 May
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 5
- Page
- insert 4
- Notes
- "For most of us, a safe water supply is as Canadian as medicare and the cultural mosaic. But for many indigenous people, clean water is a far cry from reality. Across Canada, however, Anglicans are beginning to address this issue through an initiative loosely formed by Bishop Mark MacDonald, national indigenous bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada. MacDonald became aware of an uptick in church interest in 2011 when he raised the water question as keynote speaker at the diocese of Toronto's annual social-justice conference". "Now the 'water group' meets every couple of months at Trinity Church in Aurora, north of Toronto, in sessions that typically attract about 20 people. 'Right now it's mainly a spiritual movement, but in a couple of years it may become more of an institution', he says. 'We're picking up people quickly, and a group is forming in Toronto to help the remote northern Ontario community of Pikangikum with water and other issues. The advocates' ultimate aim is to get the federal government to live up to its legal obligations and spend the estimated $12 billion needed for the infrastructure improvements that will guarantee clean water to indigenous communities". "Gaining momentum, the group may soon officially assume the name 'Pimatisiwan Nipi' (Oji-Cree for 'living water'), and it will likely hold a national meeting at some point. 'But for now, it's a community of spiritual concern that stays together in conversation', says MacDonald".
- Eight page insert (1-8) with May 2013 issue of Anglican Journal. Anglican Church of Canada Ministry Report. Insert produced by Resources for Mission Dept.
- Subjects
- Water-supply - Canada
- Water quality management - Canada
- Water - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Drinking water - Canada
- Pikangikum First Nation (Ont.)
- Ojibwe (Anishinabe) - Ontario - Pikangikum
- Indigenous peoples - Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- MacDonald, Mark L. (Mark Lawrence), 1954-
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
- Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
- Pimatisiwin Nipi (Living Waters)
Anglican Communion News Service : Canada : Bishops write to English bishops on fur
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article13277
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican World
- Date
- 1993 Transfiguration
- Issue
- 71
- Page
- 17
- Notes
- Anglican bishops in the north of Canada have told the bishops of the United Kingdom that an anti-fur publication supported by 41 of them has violated the dignity of aboriginal peoples and threatened the livelihood of 50,000 trappers.
- Subjects
- Fur trade - Canada
- Trapping - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Trapping - Religious aspects - Church of England
- Animal welfare - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Animal welfare - Religious aspects - Church of England
- Anglican Church of Canada. Council of the North
- Indians of North America - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
Canadian churches and social justice
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog7611
- Author
- Williams, John R. (John Reynold), 1942-
- Publication Date
- 1984
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- HN 39 C3 C36 1984
- Place
- Toronto ON
- Publisher
- Anglican Book Centre and James Lorimer
- Publication Date
- 1984
- Physical_Description
- ix, 293 p. ; 21.5 x 13.8 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "Edited by John R. Williams".
- "The publication of this volume is sponsored by the Ecumenical Forum of Canada". -- p. [ii].
- "Among the many Canadian organizations which have taken up the cause of a just society, few have worked harder for the realization of this goal than the Canadian churches. The documents that are contained in this book are evidence of the churches' strong concern to identify and combat injustices wherever they appear in society. .... The purpose of this introduction is to give, first of all, a brief historical account of the churches' recent involvement in social issues in Canada. Secondly, it will identify the issues which are of major concern and will describe how the churches deal with these issues. Finally, an overview and analysis of the churches' position on social justice will be given". -- Intro.
- Contents: List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Section I: Poverty in Canada -- 1. The Salvation Army, 'Brief to the Special Senate Committee on Poverty' (1970) -- 2. The Eastern Canada Synod of the Lutheran Church in America, 'Report on Poverty and Christian Responsibility' (1973) -- 3. The United Church of Canada, 'The Economics of Injustice' (1975) -- Section II: Capitalism and Corporations -- 4. The United Church of Canada, 'Who's in Control ?' (1977) -- 5. Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility, 'Decennial Revision of the Bank Act' (1978) -- 6. Roman Catholic Bishops of the Atlantic Provinces, 'To Establish a Kingdom of Justice' (1979) -- 7. The Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, 'Ethical Reflections on the Economic Crisis' (1983) -- Section III: Nuclear Energy -- 8. The United Church of Canada, 'Nuclear Power: Blessing or Blight ?' (1977) -- 9. Uranium Working Group, the B.C. Conference of the United Church of Canada, 'Ethics and Uranium Mining' (1980) -- Section IV: Northern Development and Native Rights -- 10. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, 'Northern Development: At What Cost ?' (1975) -- 11. Project North, 'A Call for A Moratorium' (1976) -- 12. Project North, 'Before the National Energy Board in the Matter of the Norman Wells Oil Pipeline Application' (1981) -- Section V: Canada, Quebec and the Constitution -- 13. The Roman Catholic Bishops of Quebec, 'The People of Quebec and Its Political Future' (1979) -- 14. The United Church of Canada, 'Brief to the Joint Committee on the Constitution of Canada' (1980) -- Section VI: Population, Immigration and Refugees -- 15. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, 'Brief to the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and of the House of Commons on Immigration Policy' (1975) -- 16. Inter-Church Project on Population, 'Report on the Immigration Debate' (1975) -- 17. The Refugee Concerns Project Committee, Canadian Council of Churches, 'Refugee Concerns: A Brief to the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Employment and Immigration' (1980) -- Section VII: Canada and the Third World -- 18. Canadian Church Leaders, 'Development Demands Justice' (1973) -- 19. Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America, 'Submission to the Canadian Ambassador to the 36th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights' (1980) -- Epilogue -- 21. Canadian Church Leaders, 'Inter-Church Brief on Economic Outlook' (1978) -- Notes -- Addresses of Groups Mentioned in This Book.
- Added Entry
- Ecumenical Forum of Canada
- Subjects
- Church and social problems - Canada
- Economics - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Christianity and politics - Canada
- Canada - Economic conditions - 1971-
- Economic justice - Canada
- Poverty - Canada
- Poverty - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Poverty - Religious aspects - Salvation Army
- Poverty - Religious aspects - Lutheran Church in America. Eastern Canada Synod
- Poverty - Religious aspects - United Church of Canada
- Capitalism - Europe
- Capitalism - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Capitalism - Religious aspects - Church of England
- Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR)
- Nuclear energy - Religious aspects - United Church of Canada
- Uranium mines and mining - Canada
- Canada, Northern - Economic policy
- Indigenous peoples - Canada
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
- Canada. Constitution Act, 1982
- Quebec (Province) - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
- Canada - Emigration and immigration - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
- Inter-Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA)
- Refugees - Canada
- Canada - Foreign relations - South Africa
- ISBN
- 0-919891-18-7 (Anglican Book Centre)
- 0-88862-755-6 (James Lorimer)
- Call Number
- HN 39 C3 C36 1984
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Cinola Gold Project
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official845
- Date
- 1989 June 15-23
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Act 80
- Mover
- Rt. Rev. J.E. Hannen
- Seconder
- Ven. F.J. Stewart
- Text
- That the Diocese of Caledonia and the Council of the Haida Nation be supported by calling on the Governments of British Columbia and Canada to initiate a full public enquiry, providing standing and adequate intervenor funding for all affected parties, to review the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the Cinola Gold Project on Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) before the mine goes into production. CARRIED WITHOUT DEBATE Act 80
- Subjects
- Cinola Gold Project
- Mines and mineral resources - Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - British Columbia
- Mines and mineral resources - Environmental aspects - Canada
- Ecology - Canada
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Corporate social responsibility - Canada
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
- Haida
- Indigenous peoples - Canada