The 134th Session of the Synod of the Diocese of Ottawa.

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134th DIOCESAN
SYNOD
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Interfaith Greeting Rabbi Emeritus Steven Garten
Temple Israel Ottawa

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Synod Greetings
and Announcements
The Right Reverend John H. Chapman
Bishop of Ottawa

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Communications
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Communications Officer
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Opening Omnibus Motion The Right Reverend John H. Chapman
Bishop of Ottawa

7. Omnibus Motion
It is moved by the Lay Secretary
and and seconded by the Clerical Secretary
that Synod approve an omnibus motion that grants the
privileges of the House, appoints Sessional Committees,
adopts the agenda, and receives Notices of Motion, the
summary of Diocesan Council actions, the Responses to
Embracing God’s Future: A Strategic Roadmap for the
Diocese of Ottawa, the Diocesan Budget 2016, and
various reports, including the financial reports.

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Synod Keynote Address
The Rev. Canon Dr. Isaac Kawuki Mukasa
ACC/TEC Africa Relations Coordinator
and Officer

9. CUSTODIANS OF THE FAITH IN
SECULAR SOCIETY

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Custodians of the Faith in
Secular Society
Session One:
The Mission Field

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Custodians of the Faith in
Secular Society
Session Two:
Engaging African Provinces

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Custodians of the Faith in
Secular Society
Session Three:
Kairos and Glimmers of Hope

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Refugee Working Group Don Smith
Chair, Refugee Working Group

14. Synod 2013

15. Synod 2014
In 3 years, more than 3
million Syrians have fled
to Lebanon, Jordan and
Turkey, the greatest
exodus of men, women and
children since World War
2. And there is no end in
sight.

16. The number of people forcibly displaced at
the end of 2014 had risen to a staggering
59.5 million compared to 51.2 million a
year earlier and 37.5 million a decade ago.
Global Crisis

17. September 2015 - Publication of the
photograph of Aylan Kurdi

18. Diocesan Response
2 community groups actively sponsoring
11 parishes or groups of parishes actively sponsoring
11 parishes expressed interest in sponsoring
5 community groups interested in sponsoring

19. Diocese -Sponsorship Agreement
Holder
Sponsorship
Agreement

20. Municipal and Provincial Response

21. Provincial Funding - $8.5M
❖ Support Ontario community groups in their efforts to mobilize Ontarians to sponsor and
welcome refugees
❖ Provide advice, training and assistance to sponsors to help them navigate the
sponsorship application process
❖ Develop an assurance fund to reduce barriers to sponsoring refugees
❖ Provide comprehensive, community-based supports for refugees, such as trauma
counselling, settlement assistance and targeted integration programs for children and
youth
❖ Promote employer engagement in hiring and training refugees

22. Community Coordination
❖ Sponsors
❖ Settlement agencies
❖ Education
❖ Community Health Centres
❖ Housing
❖ Matching families wishing to sponsor with sponsors.
❖ ………….

23. 1. A matching program, which provides sponsor groups with direct support from a pro-bono lawyer and law students
2. A training program, which trains lawyers and law students on the completion of sponsorships, and provides ongoing
support for their work through sponsorship experts.
3. A public information program, which provides Canadians with easy-to-understand materials regarding sponsorships.
uOttawa Sponsorship Support Program

24. United for Refugees Financial Campaign
❖ United Way Ottawa - Community Foundation of Ottawa initiative in
collaboration with the City of Ottawa.
❖ Committed to raising the necessary funds for the sponsoring and
settlement of people affected by the Syrian crisis.
❖ The fundraising effort will focus on getting the necessary resources to
where they are needed the most and will have the greatest impact.

25. The Human Face

26. Not all of us can do great things but we can do
small things with great love.
Mother Teresa

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Embracing God’s Future The Venerable Dr. Peter John Hobbs
Director of Mission

29. Task Force # 1 Buildings & Parish Ministry
❖ Eric Driscoll
❖ Rev. Rick Durrett
❖ Pat Leach
❖ Rev. Jeannie Loughrey
❖ Jim Lynes
❖ Rev. Jon Martin
❖ Michael Perkin (Chair)
❖ Sue Sams
❖ Rev. Monique Stone

30. Practices
•We will pray and listen for the prompting of Spirit.
•We will work collaboratively
•We will be courageous, embrace change and take risks
•We will monitor, review and renew our ministries and initiatives.
•We will budget to implement our priorities

31. Freedom from Fear
Freedom from Need

32. Embracing God’s Future
Question 1:
How would a collaboration work in your Deanery?
❖ Is your deanery ready to go? Why or Why Not?
❖ What opportunities are there in your deanery to collaborate?
❖ What challenges do you envision?
Question 2:
If the Priority 1 Action Plan is approved by Synod what advice do you give to Council and the Working Group?
❖ What do they need to do next?
❖ What tools/resources need to be created?
❖ How will we measure success and know that we’ve made some movement forward towards Embracing
God’s Future?

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Companion Diocese of
Jerusalem
The Indomitable Catherine Chapman
Force of Nature
The Venerable John Bridges
Archdeacon, Deanery of Carleton

35. Paris 2015 Climate Conference
In 2015, France will be hosting and
presiding the 21st Session of the
Conference of the Parties to the
United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11),
otherwise known as “Paris 2015” from
November 30th to December 11th.
COP21 will be a crucial conference, as
it needs to achieve a new international
agreement on the climate, applicable
to all countries, with the aim of
keeping global warming below 2°C.

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Deanery Panel - Arnprior
The Venerable Mary Ellen Berry
Archdeacon, Deaneries of Lanark & Arnprior
The Reverend Karen Coxon
Incumbent, Parish of March

38. TRIVIA

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Property & Finance
Committee
Committee Chair, Peter Martin

40. Subcommittees and chairs
❖ Investment Subcommittee Tony Maxwell
❖ Insurance Subcommittee Scott Kirby
❖ Benefits Subcommittee Rev. (Retired) Richard Vroom
❖ Budget Working Group Gwen Lévesque
❖ Fair Share Review Subcommittee Gwen Lévesque
❖ Church Extension Fund Inc. Peter Martin

41. Much Needed Support
❖ Alan Winship Chancellor Emeritus, Solicitor
❖ Michael Herbert Director of Financial Ministry
❖ Heidi Pizzuto Recording Secretary

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Socially Responsible Investing
& the Consolidated Trust Fund
Tony Maxwell
Chair, Investment Subcommittee

43. Socially Responsible Investing: What is it?
❖ Two purposes
❖ Bring an ethical perspective to investment management decisions, and
❖ Enhance prospects for improved long-term share performance
❖ Typically, three main areas of focus (ESG)
❖ Environmental
❖ Social
❖ Governance

44. ESG - Environmental
❖ Examples
❖ Climate change*
❖ Hazardous waste
❖ Nuclear energy*
❖ Sustainability

45. ESG - Social
❖ Examples
❖ Diversity
❖ Human rights
❖ Consumer protection
❖ “Sinful” products/activities

46. ESG - Governance
❖ Examples
❖ Management structures
❖ Employee relations
❖ Executive compensation

47. ❖ Established in 1970
❖ Currently has ~ $31 million invested
❖ 38% in fixed income securities & cash
❖ 29% in Canadian equities
❖ 18% in US equities
❖ 14% in other foreign equities
❖ Since RBC PH&N took over the portfolio in August 2013, the average annual
investment return has been 9.4% (before fees)
Consolidated Trust Fund

48. Consolidated Trust Fund
Unit holder distribution
❖ Parishes 40%
❖ Synod 35%
❖ Rectory Trust 15%
❖ Clergy Retirement Allow. 5%
❖ Cemeteries 3%
❖ Third Parties 2%

49. Consolidated Trust Fund Governance
❖ Investment Subcommittee
❖ Oversees the management of the Fund’s investments on behalf of Property &
Finance Committee
❖ Responsible for ensuring that the Fund is managed consistent with the
Investment Policy Statement approved by Property & Finance Committee, and
with all legal requirements
❖ Provides policy advice to Property & Finance Committee

50. Investment Subcommittee Membership
❖ Nine members
❖ Six voting members
Peter Hyde: Former audit partner, Deloitte LLP.
David Longworth: Associate Director, Risk Policy and Regulation
Diploma Program, Queen's University. Former Deputy Governor,
Bank of Canada.
Tony Maxwell (chair) - Former Managing Director, Office of the
Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

51. Investment Subcommittee Membership (2)
Sarah Birkett Martin: Vice-President Risk Management and Chief
Audit Executive, MD Financial.
David Morgan: Former Analyst/Manager at the Bank of Canada.
Past member of Diocesan Council. Former Chair Property & Finance
Committee.
Sonia LeRoy: Senior Wealth Advisor, IPC Securities. Certified
Financial Planner. Registered Financial Planner.

52. Investment Subcommittee Membership (3)
❖ Three non-voting members
❖ The Bishop (John Chapman)
❖ Director of Financial Ministry (Michael Herbert)
❖ One full time priest (currently vacant)

53. Consolidated Trust Fund: Investment Manager
❖ RBC Phillips, Hagar & North Investment Counsel hired in 2013
❖ Selected after a lengthy competition
❖ 18 firms submitted proposals
❖ 6 firms interviewed
❖ Six selection criteria used, including Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
capability
❖ RBC PH&N was the strongest in terms of SRI, and had the highest score overall

54. SRI/ESG – What the CTF is doing (1)
❖ Investment Policy Statement (Nov. 2014) obliges the Consolidated Trust
Fund to “avoid investment in companies that could pose a significant
ethical concern to the Diocese”, including those that:
❖ Engage in abusive labour practices
❖ Derive more than five per cent of their revenues from sales of tobacco, adult
entertainment (pornography), gambling, controversial weapons, and firearms.

55. SRI/ESG – What the CTF is doing (2)
❖ The Investment Policy Statement also requires the CTF, where practical,
to promote good environmental, social and governance practices
through proxy voting and other means as may be available.

56. SRI/ESG – What the CTF is doing (3)
❖ How does this work in practice?
❖ RBC PH&N use the services of Sustainalytics to screen all the CTF’s direct
investments in US and Canadian equities
❖ Investments flagged where there appears to be a conflict with the Investment
Policy Statement
❖ To date, in addition to RBC PH&N’s own screening processes, one investment has
been sold, and one potential purchase cancelled

57. SRI/ESG – What the CTF is doing (4)
❖ The CTF recently joined the Shareholder Association for Research &
Education (SHARE) for the purposes of
❖ Engaging companies in which the CTF (and other SHARE members) owns shares
to improve their Environmental/Social/Governance practices through meetings
with management and monitoring responses

58. What Next?
❖ Over the next year
❖ Participate in the development/implementation of SHARE’s 2016 engagement plan
❖ Work with RBC PH&N and Sustainalytics to
❖ broaden ESG coverage to foreign equities
❖ Within each equities sector, use ESG rankings to replace low-scoring companies with
higher-scoring ones
❖ Implement the divestment of fossil-fuel companies from the portfolio consistent with
Motion #11 (if passed)

59. Motion #11 – Impact on CTF
❖ CTF portfolio currently includes direct investments in 15 “fossil fuel
extraction companies” (2.3% of entire portfolio)
❖ These will be sold off over time and the portfolio rebalanced
❖ Likely result will be some shift from Canadian equities to foreign equities
❖ RBC PH&N opine that the impact would be “nil to slightly negative”

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Diocesan Budget 2016 Peter Martin
Chair, Property & Finance Committee

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Diocesan Budget 2016 Background and
Recommendations

62. Chair Property & Finance
Peter Martin: Figure Ferret

63. What I am trying to do
❖ High level overview of the budget (Pages 35 – 40)*
❖ Highlight a few interesting things (in my mind
anyway)
❖ Motion to Synod
*There are 88 pages of numbers in the synod circular!

64. Budget Process
❖ Seven Ministry categories
❖ Determine programs and associated expenses
❖ Determine dedicated revenues for each ministry
❖ Sum of difference between expenses and dedicated revenue is basis for
parish fair share.

65. 2016 Expenses
❖ Parish Commitment Write-offs
65,000
65,000
❖ Episcopal 1,217,600
❖ Parish Ministry 288,800
❖ Community Ministries 378,550
❖ Wider Anglican Community 689,600
❖ Governance & Communications 220,200
❖ Diocesan Administration 607,100
❖ Other Outreach 72,700
Total Expenses 3,539,550

66. Expenses

67. 2016 Revenue (Page 35)
❖ Parish Fair Share 2,305,100
❖ Episcopal 467,300
❖ Parish Ministry 76,400
❖ Wider Anglican Community 19,800
❖ Governance & Communications 58,900
❖ Diocesan Administration 513,500
Total Expenses 3,441,000

68. Revenue by Ministry

69. 2016 Revenue

70. Changes from 2015 Budget
❖ Revenues up $38,500 (mainly due to Dividend Income and Fee Revenue
from Consolidated Trust Fund)
❖ Expenses up $137,050 (mainly St Luke’s Table)
❖ Net Result is $98,550 Deficit

71. Where do we end up?
❖ Revenue $3,441,000
❖ Expenses $3,539,550
❖ Deficit $98,550 *
* $65,000 of the Deficit is Parish Commitment write-offs

72. Community Ministries
❖ Diocese grant of $378,500 for 2016
❖ Most of funding comes from city
❖ Also significant direct donations
❖ Total 2014 city contribution was
about $3.8 million
❖ See page 117 of the Synod circular for a great financial picture!)

73. St Luke’s Table
❖ 1983: St Luke’s Lunch Club and Drop In Centre
❖ New Community Ministry July 2013
❖ The budget proposes grant of $70,000 for 2016
❖ Like other Community Ministries, “the Table”
relies on donations and city funding to operate

74. Parish Fair Share
❖ 2013 Actual $2,210K
❖ 2014 Actual $2,263K
❖ 2015 Budget $2,305K
❖ 2016 Budget $2,305K

75. For Each Parish Fair Share Dollar:

76. What exactly is Parish Fair Share?
➢Synod's operating budget is funded from investment
income, donations, fees and contributions from parishes
➢Contributions from parishes is called "Parish Fair Share“
➢Your parish’s share of the total PFS is the percent that your
assessable income is to the total assessable income of all
parishes.

77. So what is assessable income?
➢Assessable income is total income less various deductions
and exemptions such as income deposited to Consolidated
Trust Fund, capital costs, cost of priestly services
➢Parish Fair Share based on the average of the parish's
assessable income for the last three years
➢Three year average used to even out swings

78. Parish Fair Share Task Force
❖ Review current approach: simplify calculation
❖ Try to minimize swings
❖ Develop policy to address parishes that amalgamate
❖ Review how bequests are treated
❖ Aiming to have new process in next budget

79. ❖ Rev. Robert Sears, Ashbury College (Chair)
❖ Peter Martin, Chair, Property and Finance
Committee
❖ Rev. Jason Pollick, Glengarry Incumbent
❖ Rev. Stephen Silverthorne, Barrhaven Incumbent
❖ Bill Turner, Treasurer, St. Bartholomew’s, Ottawa
❖ Victor Wherle, Treasurer, Christ Church Bells
Corners
❖ David Wilson, Treasurer, Trinity, Ottawa
❖ Michael Herbert, Director of Financial Ministry
❖ Bill Gilbert, Accountant, Synod office
Parish Fair Share Task Force

80. Parish Commitment Write-offs
❖ Estimate that $65,000 will need to be written off in 2016
❖ This covers write-offs of amounts owing from parishes for PFS, ECOPS,
Insurance, etc. usually from prior years
❖ A write-off is made only when it is obvious
that the amount is uncollectible
Decision made by Property & Finance

81. Support Grants to Parishes
➢ $100,000 included in the 2016 operating budget to provide support grants to
parishes demonstrating a need for assistance
➢ A Parish can submit an application to Synod office after consultation with its
Territorial Archdeacon
➢ Property and Finance Committee determines
amount of support grants at its November
meeting based on need and potential

82. New Type of Support Grant
❖ Provides a grant to help ensure priestly services to parishes/congregations
with no incumbent
❖ Bishop appoints an incumbent of a neighbouring parish to be priest in
charge
❖ The incumbent supervises one or more part-time priests contracted by the
bishop to provide specified priestly services
❖ Called “The Anchor Model”

83. The Anchor Model
❖ Currently two parishes are operating under the Anchor Model
❖ Parishes of Eastern Outaouais and Northern Pontiac
❖ $25,000 included in operating budget to support anchor model parishes.
See page 219 of the Synod Circular for more detail

84. Full Time Equivalents
❖ 14.75 Full time equivalents in operating budget
❖ 1984 – 23.5 FTEs
❖ 1994 – 14
❖ 2004 – 15
❖ 2014 - 15
❖ 2016 – 14.75
See Narrative Budget for more detail

85. Second Century Fund
➢ Fund established in 1996 to support future ministry of the Church
in the diocese
➢ Balance end of 2014 was $1.2 million
➢ In the 2016 budget, it was decided not to use it
so it could grow and be available in the future.

86. How will the Deficit be Handled?
Currently the Operating Fund has a balance of $2,288,349 (see page 76 of
the Synod Circular).
Deficit will be charged against this balance.

87. Questions

88. Motion #1
It is moved by Peter Martin
And seconded by Arlene Armstrong
that Synod approve the 2016 diocesan budget as
recommended by the Property and Finance
Committee and Diocesan Council and found on pages
35–40 of the Synod circular.

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Nominations Report
Ron Chaplin
Chair, Nominations and Committee
Development Subcommittee

90. Advisory Panel on Termination of Clerical Appointments
Clergy
❖ The Rev. Canon Catherine Ascah – Christ Church Cathedral
❖ The Rev. Canon Pat Johnston – St. Matthew’s, Ottawa
Lay
❖ John McBride – St. Matthew’s, Ottawa

91. Diocesan Council
❖ The Rev. Kerri Brennan – Parish of Metcalfe, Greely, and Vernon
(second three-year term)
❖ The Rev Beth Bretzlaff – St. John the Evangelist, Ottawa
(second three-year term)
❖ Arlene Armstrong – Parish of Morrisburg, Iroquois, and Riverside Heights
(second three-year term)
❖ Tim Kehoe – St. Luke’s, Ottawa (three-year term)

92. General Synod
Clergy
❖ The Rev. Beth Bretzlaff – St. John the Evangelist, Ottawa
❖ The Ven. Chris Dunn – All Saints, Westboro
❖ The Rev. Jon Martin – Parish of Morrisburg, Iroquois, and Riverside Heights
❖ The Ven. David Selzer – Executive Archdeacon
❖ The Rev. Monique Stone – Parish of Huntley
❖ The Rev. Mark Whittall – St. Alban the Martyr, Ottawa
❖ The Rev. Canon John Wilker-Blakley – St. Matthias, Ottawa

93. General Synod
Lay
❖ Kim Chadsey – St. Thomas the Apostle, Ottawa
❖ Ron Chaplin – St. Alban the Martyr, Ottawa
❖ Stephen Giles – St. John the Evangelist, Ottawa
❖ Audrey Laurence – St. Michael and All Angels, Ottawa
❖ John McBride – St. Matthew’s, Ottawa

94. Trinity College Corporation
Clergy
❖ The Rev. Canon David Clunie – St. Bartholomew’s, Ottawa
❖ The Rev. Canon Roger Young – retired priest of the Diocese
❖ Lay
❖ David Jeanes – St. Martin’s, Ottawa
❖ Jane Waterston – St. Margaret’s, Vanier

95. Motion #2
It is moved by Ron Chaplin
and seconded by the Rev. Dr. Robert Sears
that Synod approve the proposed slate of nominees
for Diocesan Council found on pages 55–56 of the
Synod circular.

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Ontario Provincial Synod The Reverend Kathryn Otley
Incumbent, Christ Church Bells Corners

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Parish Ministry
Committee
The Reverend Beth Bretzlaff
Incumbent, Saint John the Evangelist

101. Parish Ministry Committee
Lynn Burritt
The Reverend Kerri Brennan
The Reverend Rick Durrett
Christopher Jones
Michael Perkin
Derwyn Sangster
Leslie Giddings ~ Children, Youth and Adult Education Facilitator
The Very Reverend Shane Parker ~ Resource Person
The Reverend Beth Bretzlaff~ Chair
Enhancing parishes’ growth
in faith and ministry

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Parish Ministry Institute

103. ❖ Held at locations across the Diocese
❖ Parish or regional teams engaged, enlivened & equipped for
ministry in your context
❖ Annual courses over multiple spring weekends centred
around Congregational Resource Day
❖ Curriculum will build upon itself
❖ Emphasis on dynamic, multi-generational church
❖ Focus on lifelong learning ~ scripture, education, spiritual
practice, liturgy, stewardship, etc.
❖ Supported by a theologically trained Director
❖ Zero cost to participants
Imagine…

104. Parish Ministry Institute
PMI

105. Stewardship Development Officer, Jane Scanlon

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Embracing God’s Future The Venerable Dr. Peter John Hobbs
Director of Mission

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Anglican Foundation
of Canada
The Reverend Canon Dr. Judy Rois
Executive Director, Anglican
Foundation of Canada

113. Diocese of Ottawa
114 congregations
71 parishes
18 AFC member parishes
AFC received $8,184 from the
Diocese of Ottawa in 2014
Since 1990, the Diocese has received
$241,100 in grants
$129,200 in loans

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Debate of Motions The Right Reverend John H. Chapman
Bishop of Ottawa

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Dinner & Evening Address
The Rev. Canon Dr. Isaac Kabuki
Mukasa - ACC/TEC Africa Relations
Coordinator and Officer

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Custodians of the Faith in
Secular Society
Session Two:
Engaging African Provinces

125. Motion #1
It is moved by Peter Martin
and seconded by Arlene Armstrong
that Synod approve the 2016 diocesan budget as
recommended by the Property and Finance
Committee and Diocesan Council and found on pages
35–40 of the Synod circular.

126. Motion #2
It is moved by Ron Chaplin
and seconded by the Rev. Dr. Robert Sears
that Synod approve the proposed slate of nominees
for Diocesan Council found on pages 55–56 of the
Synod circular.

127. Motion #6
It is moved by the Very Rev. Shane Parker
and seconded by Stephen Giles
that this Synod encourage all parishes in the Diocese
of Ottawa to become ongoing members of the
Anglican Foundation of Canada.

128. Motion #11
It is moved by Walt Draper
and seconded by Peter Martin
that Synod direct the Property and Finance
Committee to divest the Diocese’s holdings in fossil
fuel extraction companies, as defined by
fossilfreeindexes.com.

129. Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere.

130. Once we burn the next 20%, there will be so much
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that climate
change impacts will be catastrophic.
We need to leave 80% of fossil fuels in the ground.
Proven fossil fuel reserves – on company
books, in company stock values
20%
80%

131. Motion #12 (Memorial to General Synod)
It is moved by Glen Fox
and seconded by John Proudfoot
that Synod maintain that General Synod should divest
the Anglican Church of Canada’s Consolidated Trust
Fund and Pension Fund of holdings in fossil fuel
extraction companies, as defined by fossilfreeindexes.com