General Synod 1998 : Anglican gathering to focus on "nation and identity"
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- Date
- 1998 May 24
- Source
- Anglican News Service
- Type
- Press release
- Text of motion
- MONTREAL, May 24 -- National identity will be the focus of a special panel discussion to be held May 25 at 7:15 p.m. at the General Synod meeting of the Anglican Church of Canada.
- The panelists, who represent a wide variety of regional and cultural views, include: The Hon. Claude Ryan, former Liberal leader, Assemblee Nationale du Quebec and a former editor of le Devoir; Grand Chief Matthew Coon-Come of the Grand Council of the Cree; the Hon. Brian Smith, former Attorney General of British Columbia and current chairman of BC Hydro and Power Authority; the Ven. Rod Gillis, Anglican archdeacon of Cape Breton; and Joan Fraser, Director General of the Centre for Research and Information on Canada. Moderating the panel will be the Hon. Senator Ann [i.e. Anne] Cools.
- Earlier in the day, as part of the same event, Anglican Bishop of Montreal Andrew Hutchison will address General Synod on the theme of "nation and identity". His speech will look at these issues from a theological as well as a political perspective.
- Each panelist will make a statement, with particular focus on the needs and concerns of their region or constituency. This will be followed by a discussion among the panelists and questions from members of General Synod. General Synod, the Anglican Church's chief governing body, consists of more than 300 Anglican bishops, clergy and laity from across Canada.
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- NOTE TO EDITORS: The plenary sessions of General Synod are held in the Arthur Currie Memorial Gymnasium at 475 Pine Avenue at McGill University. Bishop Hutchison's speech is at 4 p.m.; the evening panel begins at 7:15 p.m.
- Contact: Sam Carriere or Lorie Chortyk, General Synod News Room (514) 398-5192; Cell phones: (514) 953-7981 (Carriere) or (514) 953-8091 (Chortyk)
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod (35th : 1998 : Montreal, Que.)
- Nation and Identity (Address, Panel and Hearing)
- Nationalism - Canada
- Canada - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Ryan, Claude, 1925-2004
- Coon Come, Matthew, 1956-
- Smith, Brian (Brian Ray Douglas), 1934-
- Gillis, Rod (Roderick Joseph)
- Fraser, Joan, 1944-
- Cools, Anne (Anne Clare), 1943-
- Hutchison, Andrew S. (Andrew Sandford), 1938-