Minutes of the Last Meeting

Prologue: The minutes of April 1996 were amended to contain the following corrections.; 1. Bishops in Attendance:; The Rt. Rev. R. Hatton, Bishop Ordinary to the Forces and the Rt. Rev. T. Buckle, Bishop of Yukon were added to the list of attendees.; 2. Canadian Forces Chaplaincy:; Page 7, second paragraph, sentence beginning with `One of the difficulties ...' was amended to read as follows:; `We have a large number of Diocesan priests who serve in the Reserves. These priests will be given a Certificate to function in their Units under the jurisdiction of the Bishop Ordinary, when on Department of Defense duty only".; 3. Members Concerns, Support of Bill C-33:; Page 8, to contain the information in a two page amendment which was distributed during the session, reporting the discussion about supporting Bill C-33 in April 1996. The amendment included the Statement by the Anglican Bishops in support of the bill. (see appendix viiii [i.e. x]).

Text of motion: That the minutes of the House of Bishops meeting held April 29 - May 3, 1996 be approved, as amended. CARRIED

Notes: N.B. The text of Appendix xiiii [i.e. Appendix x] was used to correct the Resolution originally titled "Support of Bill C-33" and later corrected to "Canadian Human Rights Act" on pp. 8-9 of the Minutes of the House of Bishops 29 April - 3 May 1996.