National Indigenous Peoples Day—June 21, 2020
The ongoing public health restrictions mean that this year’s celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day will be less about gathering and more about building up relationships in new and creative ways.
A Public Letter on Guaranteed Basic Income
An open letter signed by 41 Anglican and ELCIC bishops to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance calling for a Guaranteed Basic Income.
For the Love of Creation—an ecumenical initiative for climate justice
We are now delighted to partner with other churches and faith-based organizations to mobilize Canada-wide education, reflection, action and advocacy for climate justice, under the banner For the Love of Creation.
Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous communities across the globe
The Anglican Indigenous Network (AIN), an international community of faithful Indigenous Anglicans, has released a communiqué sharing the impacts that the coronavirus outbreak has had on their communities
To the Indigenous churches and disciples across the land
As we begin Holy Week, I am writing as your National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop to help us all to live the life of Christ in this time of pandemic crisis.
COVID-19: Praying for our Indigenous communities
Grace and peace to you in Jesus Christ! Everyone is being radically affected by the continuing spread of COVID-19 in our communities. Whether we are in self-isolation, quarantine or working in an essential job for the good of the whole community our lives have been changed in just a few short weeks.
Statement on Conflict on Wet’suwet’en Unceded Territory
We as Indigenous and non-Indigenous Anglicans once again raise our voices to express our disappointment, distress and ongoing concern regarding events on the unceded (non-treaty) territories of the Wet’suwet’en First Nations.
2019 Anglican Indigenous Network meeting
The Anglican Indigenous Network (AIN) is meeting in Honolulu from September 29 to October 4. AIN is one of the networks of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
National Lutheran and Anglican leaders invite reflection, prayers and conversation as Canadians prepare for federal election
On October 21, Canadians will vote in a federal election, electing Members of Parliament who will help shape the life of our country for the next four years.
Four Days of Prayer, Sept. 27-30 – Children Who Did Not Return Home
On September 30th at 10am Eastern Time in the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation will hold a ceremony to honour all the children who did not return home from the Residential Schools.
A Pastoral Statement concerning ‘a first release of names of children who died at Residential Schools’
The wrenching legacy of residential schools is felt not only by those who survived.
Tragedy, grief, and action: Response to the report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
With respect and gratitude, The Anglican Church of Canada receives and welcomes the report of The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, “Reclaiming Power and Place”.
Message to PM Trudeau from Anglican, Lutheran leaders
We are writing to urge you and the Government of Canada to fulfil your promise to create a Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE).
Statement on the situation in Wet’suwet’en First Nation
We as Indigenous and non-Indigenous Anglicans are writing to express our concern and distress about disturbing events in Wet’suwet’en land this past week. Specifically, we are concerned about the arrests at the Gitdimt’en checkpoint on Monday, January 7th, 2019.
National Housing Day 2018 statement
Every day, in communities across Canada, 35,000 people experience homelessness. Millions of others struggle to meet rising housing costs, living on the edge of falling into homelessness themselves.