A select group of Anglicans will soon receive a questionnaire from a national office task force studying the primacy that asks them to consider limiting the term of office for the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada to nine years. At present, the Anglican Primate, who heads the Anglican church and serves as president … Continued
Representatives of the federal government and the Anglican Church of Canada will officially sign an agreement on residential schools lawsuits, reached last November, at the church’s national office next Tuesday, March 11. The agreement, announced in Ottawa on Nov. 20, establishes a Settlement Fund to which the church will contribute $25-million and which will be … Continued
The Anglican Church of Canada and The United Church of Canada have begun an ongoing dialogue. These are the first formal conversations between the two denominations since the end of the Plan of Union talks in the 1970s. The meeting took place February 13-16, 2003 at the Vancouver School of Theology. The V.S.T. meeting site … Continued
The last of 30 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada have now ratified an agreement with the federal government which caps the church’s liability in residential schools litigation at CAN$25 million. Completing a process that began last November, the 30 dioceses have unanimously approved the agreement and unanimously agreed to contribute to the settlement … Continued
Half of the Anglican Church of Canada’s 30 dioceses have now ratified an agreement on residential schools reached last November between the church and the federal government. The agreement, which must be ratified by all the dioceses sets up a $25-million fund from which compensation for proven claims of sexual and physical abuse at the … Continued
An agreement between the Anglican Church and the federal government over liability for Indian Residential Schools will allow the church to continue to serve society and to forge new bonds with native people, the Anglican Primate says. In a letter to church members posted on the Anglican Church of Canada’s Web site, Archbishop Michael Peers … Continued
An agreement-in-principle has been reached outlining how the Anglican Church and the Government of Canada will participate in compensating former Indian residential school students who suffered sexual and physical abuse. Ralph Goodale, Minister responsible for Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, and the Most Reverend Michael Peers, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, made the announcement today.
General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada will continue to work with the federal government on a proposal that addresses abuse claims stemming from the Indian residential school system. While a recent Alberta court decision dismissed lawsuits against General Synod relating to residential school abuse claims in Alberta, General Synod believes it is important to reach a settlement based on moral and financial reasons.
Archbishop Michael Peers, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, today welcomed the announcement of Archbishop Rowan Williams’ appointment as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury. Archbishop Peers, on retreat in Cambridge Massachusetts, described Archbishop Williams as a leader who “truly deserves to be described as orthodox, a man who is steeped in the Anglican tradition, committed to social justice, and possessed of a singular capacity to interpret Christian faithfulness to contemporary society.”
Archbishop Michael Peers, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, today welcomed the upcoming World Youth Day in Toronto, sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church and commented on its important contribution to the awareness of faith and religion.
MEDIA RELEASE Office of the Primate Anglican Church of Canada Toronto, July 15, 2002 Archbishop Michael Peers, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, commended today’s statement by Archbishop Terence Finlay of the Diocese of Toronto concerning last night’s brutal murder of David Rosenzweig. “Archbishop Finlay’s response to this event in Toronto reminds every person … Continued
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, Archbishop Michael Peers, today welcomed yesterday’s open letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Rev. Dr. Trevor Walters.
Negotiators for the Anglican Church on the Indian Residential Schools issue concluded the third round of meetings with the federal government this week in Vancouver. The two-day meeting was attended by Archdeacon Jim Boyles and four other representatives from the church, together with Deputy Minister Jack Stagg, head of the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution, and staff. The meeting marked the first bilateral negotiation session between the two sides since the announcement, also this week, that the Ecumenical Group, representing all four church groups affected by the Residential Schools issue, could no longer negotiate as a group.
At a meeting last week in Vancouver, representatives from the Anglican, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and United Church organizations, concluded that there is no longer a basis for ecumenical negotiations with the federal government to resolve the legacy of Indian Residential Schools.
he Ecumenical Group on Residential Schools has asked Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray to agree to the appointment of a mediator to facilitate future negotiations between church organizations and the federal government around litigation arising from the legacy of Indian residential schools.