40. Noranda Annual Meeting
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2900
- Date
- 1977 May 3-6
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Asbil
- Seconder
- Huggill
- Prologue
- The Reverend Clarke Raymond presented the following statement to the Council:
- "At the annual meeting of Noranda Mines Ltd., on April 29, 1977, the representatives of the Anglican, Roman Catholic, United and Lutheran Church in America attempted to propose resolutions asking Noranda to postpone its present Chilean investment plan until human rights and democratic institutions are restored.
- "Before the resolutions could be proposed the Vice-president for Corporate Affairs, Mr. R.P. Riggin, moved the meeting be adjourned. This action not only prevented the representatives from speaking to the resolutions, but also prevented them from replying to the opening statement from Mr. Alfred Powis, President, alleging that as 'part of a well-financed, highly organized campaign', Noranda's Montreal offices had been occupied that morning.
- "Neither the Task Force on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility, nor any other official body of the Anglican Church of Canada, had any part in, or prior knowledge of, this event. It is understood that some forty persons distributed information including some produced by TCCR. The Police were not called nor was there any violence."
- Text
- That the National Executive Council receive the statement and request the Primate, on behalf of the National Executive Council, to convey this to Noranda Mines Limited. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Noranda Mines Limited
- Corporate social responsibility - Anglican Church of Canada
- Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR)
- Human rights - Chile
- Human rights - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Chile
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Across Canada: Canada
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article18644
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1995 May
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 5
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- "An ecumenical service was held recently on Bell Island, in Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador diocese, to remember 150 miners who died working in iron ore mines there".
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
- Miners - Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Harvey, Donald (Donald Frederick), 1939-
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]
Council of General Synod: Assembly to challenge two issues
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article38377
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 May
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 May
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 5
- Page
- 7
- Notes
- "At their joint assembly this July [2013], Anglican and Lutheran delegates will be asked to consider a joint declaration addressing the issues of homelessness in Canada and responsible resource extraction involving Canadian companies here and abroad". "On the issue of 'responsible resource extraction', the declaration calls on the two churches to support indigenous communities in Canada and overseas 'in exercising their right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent' with regard to development projects that affect their traditional territories. It also asks them to 'advocate for responsible and ethical investment both in Canada and around the world'. The declaration notes that Canadian companies are major players in mining, energy production and resource extraction across the country and abroad. 'They generate wealth for our societies, but they also give rise to serious and complex environmental, socio-economic, and human rights issues', the declaration states". "[T]he declaration also commits the two churches to 'advocate for renewed federal funding' and for an 'integrated national collaborative strategy and greater accountability on the part of provinces and municipalities' in addressing homelessness and substandard housing. 'As we look across Canada, we are disturbed by the reality that around 400,000 people are without a healthy place to live and that homelessness has continued to increase despite years of unprecedented economic growth and prosperity in our country'."
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod (40th : 2013 : Ottawa, Ont.) - Resolutions
- Joint Assembly (1st : 2013 : Ottawa, Ont.) - Resolutions
- Mines and mineral resources - Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Developing countries
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Investments - Moral and ethical aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Homelessness - Canada
- Homeless persons - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Homelessness - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Housing - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Curb mining abuses, say church leaders
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article34586
- Author
- Babych, Art
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2007 June - July
- Author
- Babych, Art
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2007 June - July
- Volume
- 133
- Issue
- 6
- Page
- 9
- Notes
- Bishop Sue Moxley spoke at a news conference in Ottawa as part of a delegation of church leaders and activists who want the federal government to adopt recommendations on the global impact of Canadian mining operations.
- Subjects
- Corporate social responsibility - Anglican Church of Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Moxley, Sue (Susan Elisabeth), 1946-
- Kairos
Diocese divests from fossil fuels, mining: Ethical investing does not equal lost revenue says Quebec bishop
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article38562
- Author
- Forget, André
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 March
- Author
- Forget, André
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 March
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 3
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- "In mid-December [2015], the diocese of Quebec completed a four-year process of divestment from fossil fuels and resource extraction, making it the first diocese in the Anglican Church of Canada to fully divest from both mining and fossil fuels. In a report to the synod of the diocese of Quebec in November [2015], Bishop Dennis Drainville noted that since the Church Society of the Diocese of Quebec passed a motion to divest from resource extraction holdings at its annual general meeting four years ago, $525,000 has been divested from gold and copper mining operations. Following a subsequent motion in 2014 calling on the investment committee to get out of oil and gas, $1.72 million has been divested from fossil fuels". "In 2006, the diocese of Quebec was hemorrhaging money, with operating losses at almost $800,000, for its church society and almost $100,000 for synod., Drainville noted in his charge to synod. .... Given that the diocese could no longer rely on congregational offerings in order to remain solvent, Drainville said it began to liquidate assets and turn to investment as its main source of revenue". "'Five years, 10 years ago, when people were speaking about ethical investments, you would always hear people .. say things like, "Fine, but you're not going to make any money investing ethically." Well, that's nonsense, absolute nonsense', [Drainville] said. 'There's a world of investment out there -- you just have to be educated and make the kinds of choices that are appropriate'."
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Quebec - Finance
- Investments - Moral and ethical aspects
- Investments - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Drainville, Dennis (Dennis Paul), 1954-
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Oil industries - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Industry impugned
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article34695
- Author
- Ellis, Derek
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2007 September
- Author
- Ellis, Derek
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2007 September
- Volume
- 133
- Issue
- 7
- Page
- 5
- Notes
- Letter to the editor taking issue with the article "Curb mining abuses, say church leader" from the June/July Anglican Journal.
- Subjects
- Corporate social responsibility - Anglican Church of Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Joint Assembly Declaration
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official10438
- Date
- 2013 March 14-17
- Source
- Council of General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 44-03-13
- Date
- 2013 March 14-17
- Record Type
- Resolution 44-03-13
- Seconder
- Dr. Lela Zimmer
- Text
- That the Council of General Synod endorse the following declaration for forwarding to the Joint Assembly:
- "In the beginning…God created the heavens and the earth…" Genesis 1:1
- As Anglicans and Lutherans, gathered together for the love of the world, we stand in awe and wonder at God’s great creation, at the diversity of beings, and at the intricate balance of relationships that sustains life. We recognize that everything in this world is an integral part of the web of life.
- We recognize the need and basic human right for each person to have a place to which to belong. Responsible and sustainable relationships to water, land, home, and each other are part of realizing our full humanity.
- From our history we know that in using earth’s resources we have the potential to achieve great good or to cause tremendous harm. As people of faith we recognize that we are called to be wise stewards of these precious resources for the life of the world.
- Together, for the love of the world, we seek
- - to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation
- - to respond to human need by loving service
- - to seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation, and
- - to be in mission for others.
- In this Joint Assembly we have focused our attention on:
- - Homelessness and Affordable Housing
- - Responsible Resource Extraction
- As Churches in Full Communion we hereby agree that in our shared work concerning these issues we undertake to learn more and to raise greater public awareness, to discern where and how we can make a difference, to act where we can, and to advocate for equitable and innovative approaches to the challenges that we share, and to pray for all affected by these issues and those who bear responsibility in addressing them.
- Homelessness and Affordable Housing
- "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head". Luke 9.58
- As we look across Canada, we are disturbed by the reality that around 400,000 people [Footnote 3] are without a healthy place to live and that homelessness has continued to increase despite years of unprecedented economic growth and prosperity in our country. The costs in terms of human suffering are staggering, as are the additional burdens for health care and social services. Many in our society, notably the working poor, are unable to find affordable housing while others who are amongst the most vulnerable in our society lack a place called “home”. Similarly, the number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide has grown to close to 43 million [footnote 4], more than the population of our own country.
- Our local churches are amongst those who are providing a broad range of services and support for these individuals and families. While our efforts help them day by day we firmly believe that a comprehensive, collaborative, and coordinated initiative among all levels of government and stakeholders is required to address the underlying causes of homelessness and the alarming statistics concerning substandard housing; and that an effective and accountable implementation process is required to meet our obligation “to respect, protect and fulfill the right to adequate housing”, a motion that passed unanimously in our Parliament.
- Therefore, we commit
- - to learn about the issues that contribute to poverty, homelessness, and substandard housing and to raise awareness within our communities of the challenges and the potential engagement in supporting initiatives to address these challenges
- - to act by nurturing and supporting our own networks of agencies and programs with and for the homeless, the under housed, and refugees
- - to act by exploring new models and working with partners, on innovative approaches to address poverty and homelessness
- - to advocate for renewed Federal funding, an integrated national collaborative strategy, and greater accountability on the part of provinces and municipalities in addressing underlying causes of homelessness and in providing opportunities for affordable housing
- - to pray for safe, affordable and adequate housing for all.
- Responsible Resource Extraction
- "I brought you into a plentiful land…but you defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination". Jeremiah 2.7
- At home and abroad, Canadian companies are major players in mining, various forms of resource extraction, and energy production and related development projects. They generate wealth for our societies but they also give rise to serious and complex environmental, socio-economic, and human rights issues.
- We are concerned that recent Canadian legislation [NB: bills C-38 and C-45] has made changes to environmental legislation and assessment processes that potentially threaten the ecological integrity of areas under proposed development.
- In Canada and overseas, resource extraction and development projects often cross the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent, a right enshrined in the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, to which Canada is a signatory nation.
- Many of our global church partners, and members of our own churches, have called on us to address these issues as Canadian churches. We bear a moral responsibility to address these issues and concerns in partnership with others.
- - to learn about issues of resource extraction and the effects on environment, health, Indigenous peoples, communities, and economies and to raise awareness within our communities and with policy shapers and decision makers
- - to act in support of our partners in defining their own development goals, including supporting Indigenous communities in Canada and overseas in exercising their right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent; and to act to embed enforceable legal obligations based on FPIC in Canadian policies and practices with respect to resource extraction
- - to advocate for responsible and ethical investment and actions by individuals, faith communities, corporations, and governments both in Canada and around the world
- - to pray for the humility and discipline to use Earth’s resources wisely and responsibly.
- Conclusion
- We recognize that these are long-term challenges that will require time, patience, persistence, and commitment on our part.
- The General Synod Office and the National Office of ELCIC will develop an agreed road map with specific shared activities and a timetable and will report to the Council of General Synod and to the ELCIC National Church Council.
- We will challenge each other to show love for the world, and we ask God to help, guide and transform us.
- "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect". Romans 12:2
- "The earth is the LORD's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it;" Psalms 24:1
- ADOPTED #44-03-13
- ********
- [Footnote 3]: “Defining and Enumerating Homelessness in Canada,” Library of Parliament Research Publications. http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPublications/prb0830-e.htm February 17, 2013.
- [Footnote 4]: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, “2011 in Review,” http://www.unhcr.org/4fd6f87f9.html February 17, 2013.
- Subjects
- Joint Assembly (2013 : Ottawa, Ont.)
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod (40th : 2013 : Ottawa, Ont.)
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- Housing - Canada
- Housing - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Housing - Religious aspects - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- Homelessness - Canada
- Homelessness - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Homelessness - Religious aspects - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada
- Investments - Moral and ethical aspects
- Corporate social responsibility - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada - Relations - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada - Relations - Anglican Church of Canada
Killer buildings : Canadian anti-asbestos lobby calls for registry
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article36780
- Author
- Swift, Diana
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2012 April
- Author
- Swift, Diana
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2012 April
- Volume
- 138
- Issue
- 4
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- "Once considered a miracle mineral for its cheap fire and heat-proofing properties, asbestos has been used in everything from smelting gloves and aprons to acoustic tile. It found its way into many Canadian public and private buildings from the 1930s to the early 1980s. And while Canada has regulations to protect those working in asbestos mining and the manufacturing of asbestos products, asbestos still lurks in the walls, roofs, floors and heating systems of schools, hospitals and older homes". "Now, one Canadian affected by occupational asbestos exposure is choosing to fight back. In Saskatoon, Howard Willems, 59, has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a lethal malignancy of the chest walls, which can invade the lungs and is caused by long-term asbestos exposure". "Willems spent three decades as a federal inspector overseeing repairs in old, asbestos-ridden food-processing plant". "Now Willems is lobbying Ottawa and his provincial government to set up registries of buildings in which people may still be exposed to this deadly fibre". "According to Willems, the feds have taken the party line that Canada's chrysotile asbestos is relatively safe. 'That safety claim has now been refuted by major scientists from all over the world', he says, adding that, hypocritically, Ottawa has removed 1,000 metric tonnes of asbestos from the parliament and other federal buildings".
- Subjects
- Asbestos - Government policy - Canada
- Asbestos mines and mining - Quebec (Province)
- Asbestosis
- Asbestos industry - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Asbestos in building- Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Letter to the editor: Beyond our borders
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article38333
- Author
- Coombs, Evelyn E.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 April
- Author
- Coombs, Evelyn E.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 April
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 4
- Page
- 4
- Notes
- "Idle No More efforts should be extended to indigenous people around the world and help should be given to stop Canada's abusive and immoral mining practices. How long will it be before the natives of these countries retaliate ? What practices will the big mining companies use to protect the money they invest ? The Harper government refused to promote fair and sustainable mining practices abroad and is continuing to tear down environmental safeguards her in Canada". [Text of entire article.]
- Subjects
- Idle No More (Movement)
- Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources
- Mines and mineral resources - Developing countries
- Mines and mineral resources - Canada
- Mines and mineral resources - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada