Read the Open Letter
The signatures and the English text of the letter are below. La texte français de la lettre est ici (PDF).
After reading the letter, you may want to:
- Consult the Glossary or Frequently Asked Questions.
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- Read the Before You Report guide.
The letter closed on Pentecost Sunday, June 6, with 458 signatures.
Ash Wednesday, 2022
Dear Primate Linda Nicholls, General Secretary Alan Perry, and members of the Council of General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Anglican Journal Board:
As this season of repentance begins, we are writing to invite you to observe a holy Lent through rectifying a scandalous offence by a high-ranking official in the national church, the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada.
In February 2021, three survivors of sexual violence perpetrated by men ordained as clergy in the Anglican Church of Canada shared their experiences with the Anglican Journal (AJ).[1] They hoped their stories would show how their allegations of sexual assault were mishandled by four Anglican Church of Canada institutions: three dioceses and one school. The survivors requested assurances of confidentiality from the AJ staff, and they understood that the article would not name any of them without their explicit permission.[2]
In May 2021, the survivors were informed by the AJ journalist that while the editor of the AJ was on leave and unavailable, the journalist they were working with was asked to provide a draft of the article to the AJ’s publisher, the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada (hereafter referred to as the ACC). They learned that the ACC then demanded that the acting editor and journalist provide a separate list of the four institutions involved, which the AJ had decided would not be named in the article.[3] We believe that the AJ staff provided this list under duress, and only after being assured the draft would not be circulated to the four institutions involved. We understand that a high-ranking official of the ACC then chose to send the draft outside of the General Synod office to each of these four institutions.
The survivors themselves had not seen or approved this draft before it was circulated to the four institutions. When the AJ journalist later provided the same draft to the survivors, they discovered it was in an unfinished state, and included personal details and email excerpts they had provided as background information that were not for publication. Pseudonyms disguised the identities of some survivors, but the draft referred to one survivor using her real name. Even with pseudonyms, the combination of the personal information in the draft and the list of institutions receiving the draft made it possible for the institutions to identify the survivors.
We expect church officials to keep confidences sacred and protect the church from abusers. Moreover, as the publisher of the AJ, the ACC had an obligation to uphold the confidentiality promised by AJ staff to their sources. We therefore share the survivors’ shock that the ACC broke these promises, abandoned their duties of confidentiality, and failed to care for the survivors’ privacy. We share their outrage that without their permission they were again made vulnerable to the institutions where they had been harmed. And we share their grief that their willingness to place their faith, hope, and trust in the church was again betrayed.
After the breach was revealed, the survivors made multiple requests via AJ staff for all the recipients of the draft to delete their copies and name anyone else they had shared it with. It is our understanding that while most agreed, two people refused this request. The journalist and the editor of the Anglican Journal then resigned.[4] We understand that the ACC has solicited some kind of investigation, but the survivors have not been given access to the investigation report. To the best of our knowledge, no ACC church official has taken responsibility for the breach or experienced any consequences for choosing to circulate the draft.
Without transparency and accountability, the credibility of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Anglican Journal cannot be repaired. Right now, we cannot see how any survivors of sexual violence or other ecclesial abuses can trust an organization that treats disclosures so cavalierly. Profound cultural change is needed, starting with a clear repudiation of cronyism and corruption. Indeed, for any Christian to have confidence in the Church, they need to know it is led by good shepherds who protect the sheep from the wolves, not the other way around.[5]
We, the undersigned, therefore ask that you publicly commit to:
1. Release the unredacted findings of the investigation to a representative chosen by the survivors; and
2. Require the resignation of the ACC church official who circulated a draft of the Anglican Journal article to four institutions outside the General Synod office;[6] and
3. Submit an apology for publication in the Anglican Journal that summarizes the investigation report, confesses wrongdoing, and presents a plan of action that is a worthy beginning of repentance.
[1] All three have approved and signed this letter.
[2] Keeping the identity of survivors of sexual violence confidential is standard journalistic practice, and a public interest in preserving the confidentiality of journalistic sources was recognized by the Journalistic Sources Protection Act, which was supported by all parties and passed into Canadian law in 2017.
[3] We believe this abuse of power was enabled by a motion adopted at the 2019 General Synod meeting in Vancouver that changed the mandate, oversight, and reporting structure of the AJ.
[4] The resignations were submitted on June 10 and 11, but not announced until September 1. [Internet Archive]
[5] Anglican bishops traditionally have a crosier, a staff modelled after a shepherd’s crook in honour of Jesus, who describes himself as the good shepherd in John 10:11-15: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.”
[6] The current General Synod Policy Manual gives “breach of confidentiality” and “discreditable conduct” as examples of serious misconduct that can be grounds for immediate dismissal.
Sincerely,
Cydney Proctor, Survivor
Survivor B
Survivor C
Rev. Leonel Abaroa-Bolona, Diocese of Niagara
Gerry Adam, Deacon, Diocese of Huron
The Ven. Kristen Aikman, Rector, St. Paul’s Point Edward; Archdeacon of Lambton-Kent (Diocese of Huron)
Joan Alexander, Spiritual Director, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Sarah Alexander, Diocese of Edmonton
Angela Alleyne, St. Cuthbert St. Hilda St. Luke (Diocese of Montreal)
Rev. Judith Alltree, Mission to Seafarers Canada
Bonny Amor, Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver (Diocese of New Westminster)
Reynolds Amor, Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver (Diocese of New Westminster)
Brieanna Andrews, Rector and Priest, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Carolyn Appelbe, St. Clement’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Suzanne Arnedt, St. George’s (Diocese of Niagara)
Denzil John Asche, Salal and Cedar (Diocese of New Westminster)
Fr. Hernan Astudillo, San Lorenzo Church (Diocese of Toronto)
Dr. Amber Aulen, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Brian Ault, St. John the Evangelist (Diocese of Edmonton)
Andréa Balfour, St. John the Evangelist, Kitchener (Diocese of Huron)
Ven. Kyn Barker, Deacon, St. Matthew the Apostle, Oriole (Diocese of Toronto); Coordinator of Deacons, Diocese of Toronto
Jane Barter, Priest, Theologian, Diocese of Rupert’s Land
Susan Barthos, Christ Church, Dartmouth (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Bernard Beare, St. Paul’s Fort Garry (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Katherine Belyea, Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields (Diocese of Toronto)
Sandra Bender, Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Diocese of Rupertsland)
Philip Benmore, St. Bartholomew’s Regent Park (Diocese of Toronto); Postulant, Diocese of Kootenay
Cheryl Bergie, Diocese of Niagara
Bob Bettson, Honourary Assistant, St. Mary Magdalene (Diocese of Toronto)
Kingsley Blair, St. Mary’s Kerrisdale (Diocese of New Westminster)
Elizabeth Bloomfield, St. George’s, Haliburton (Diocese of Toronto)
Michael Bloss, Music Animator, St. Andrew’s Church, Grimsby (Diocese of Niagara)
Paul Bode, Director of Operations, St. Jax, Diocese of Montreal
Jeff Bonner, TSSF, St. John’s, Ancaster (Diocese of Niagara); Trinity College (Toronto)
Rev. Dwayne Bos, Diocese of Huron (on leave)
Matthew Bowman-Naseer, Ordinand, Diocese of Rupert’s Land; PhD Candidate, Trinity College (Toronto)
Rev. Sara Boyles, Church of the Holy Trinity (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Heidi Brear, St. Margaret’s (Diocese of New Westminster)
Rev. Andrea L. Brennan, Incumbent, Christ Church, Fernie (Diocese of Kootenay)
Kerri Brennan, Diocese of Ottawa
Sydney Brouillard-Coyle, Diocese of Huron
Alicia Brown, Diocese of Toronto
Caroline Brown, Diocese of Calgary
Lauren Bryant-Monk, Diocese of Huron
Jeanette Buckingham, St. George’s Anglican Church (Diocese of Edmonton)
Rev. Canon Andrea Budgey, Trinity College (Toronto); St. Theodore of Canterbury (Diocese of Toronto)
John Bullivant, Lay Reader, St. George’s (Diocese of Niagara)
Dave Burke, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Debra Burleson, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Angela Burton, Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island
Rev. Evelyn Butler, Deacon, St John’s Anglican Church West Toronto (Diocese of Toronto)
Irene Buttrey, St. Clement’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Michael Buttrey, St. Clement’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Jim Butts, Holy Trinity Welland (Diocese of Niagara)
Teresa Cameron, St. Paul’s Fort Garry (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Samantha Caravan, Incumbent, All Saints’ Peterborough (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Clement Carelse, Former Deacon, St. Peter’s Erindale (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Canon Greg Carpenter, Incumbent, St Jude-Wexford (Diocese of Toronto)
Judith Carpenter, St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, Halifax (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Ron Carswell, Member of Parish Council, Former Warden, Diocese of Calgary
Andrea Casey, PWRDF staff
Linda Cass-Jones, Holy Trinity Lakefield (Diocese of Montreal)
Samantha Cavanagh, Epiphany St. Mark’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Donna Cawker, St. Paul’s Fort Garry (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Rev. Elise Chambers, Diocese of Huron
Rev. Sue Channen, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Lynn Chapman, St. George’s, St. Catharines (Diocese of Niagara)
Carrie Charters, St. Aidan’s, London (Diocese of Huron)
Justin Cheng, All Saints Anglican Church, Burnaby (Diocese of New Westminster)
Danny Chirilenco, St. John the Evangelist, Kitchener (Diocese of Huron)
Rev. Canon Andrew Chisholm, Rector, St. James Anglican Church, Kingston (Diocese of Ontario)
Dianne Chisholm, St. George’s Anglican Church, St. Catharines (Diocese of Niagara)
Rev Deacon Heino Claessens, St Alban the Martyr, Glen Williams (Diocese of Niagara)
Jude Claude, St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (Diocese of Rupert’s Land); Student, Trinity College (Toronto)
Rev. Robert Clifford, Rector, All Saints’ Anglican Church, Windsor (Diocese of Huron)
Rev. Mellanie Cohoon, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Allie Colp, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Community & Social Justice Committee, St. George’s Anglican Church (Diocese of Niagara)
Rev. Robert Cooke, Lecturer and Director of Outreach Programs, Queen’s College Faculty of Theology (St. John’s)
Rev. Margaret Cornish, Honorary Assistant, Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver (Diocese of New Westminster)
Jane Cossar Fischer, St. Andrew Memorial, London (Diocese of Huron)
Parker Cotton, Trinity Church, Bradford (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Allison Courey, Diocese of Niagara
Rachel Courey, St. Michael’s (Diocese of Niagara)
Mary Courtenay, Prince of Peace Anglican Church, Wasaga Beach (Diocese of Toronto)
Joan Crabtree, Warden, St. Peter’s (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Rev. Brynn Craffey, Member, Salal + Cedar (Diocese of New Westminster)
Jonathan Crane, St. Augustine’s Anglican Church (Diocese of Edmonton)
Kate Crane, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Halifax (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Marianne Crawford, Former Parishioner, Diocese of Algoma
Patricia Crawford, St. Clement’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Anna R. Creese, St. James’ Church, Fairmount (Diocese of Huron)
William D. Creese, St. James’ Church, Fairmount (Diocese of Huron)
Lora Crighton, St. Bartholomew’s, Regent Park (Diocese of Toronto)
Tony Crosbie, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
William Crosby, Deacon, Diocese of Saskatoon
Rev. Meagan Crosby-Shearer, AbbeyChurch, Emmaus Community, and St. Matthias (Diocese of British Columbia)
Rev. Rob Crosby-Shearer, Honorary Priest, AbbeyChurch and Emmaus Community, Victoria (Diocese of British Columbia)
Jeanine Cudmore, PWRDF staff member
Betty Currie, St Peter’s (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Emma CushmanWood Ceruti, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Canon Joanne Davies, Diocesan Chaplain, Diocese of Toronto
Debbie Deacon, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
John Deacon, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Tyler Deane, Chair of Communications Committee, St. George’s, St. Catharines (Diocese of Niagara)
Bart Dickinson, PWRDF staff
Rev. Dana Dickson, Trinity Anglican Bradford (Diocese of Toronto)
Judy Dickson, St. James, Fenelon Falls (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Canon Lynn Dillabough, St Paul’s, Brockville (Diocese of Ontario)
Anita Djurkovic, St. George’s (Diocese of Niagara); Divinity Student, Trinity College (Toronto)
The Ven. Chris Dowdeswell, Rector, St. Stephen the Martyr, Swift Current; Archdeacon, St. Chad (Diocese of Qu’appelle)
Jess Dowling (she/her), Ordinand, Diocese of Toronto
Mitchell Duce, Diocese of Rupert’s Land
The Ven. Kelly Duncan, Parish of St. George (Diocese of New Westminster)
Maggie Dunlop, St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Diocese of Toronto)
Helen Dunn, Rector, St. Clement’s Church, North Vancouver (Diocese of New Westminster)
Kaitlyn Duthie-Kannikkatt, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Rev. Jesse Dymond, Chaplain, Bishop’s University (Quebec); Former General Synod Staff (Communications)
Alan Engelstad, Volunteer Congregational Development Advisor, Diocese of Toronto
Diane Engelstad, St. James Anglican Church, Fenelon Falls (Diocese of Toronto)
Ven. Travis Enright, Archdeacon for Indigenous Ministry, Diocese of Edmonton
Anne Evers, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Thomas Evers, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Andrew Federle, Rector, St. Clement’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Will Ferrey, Rector, Christ Church, Amherst (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Debbie Fice, Ordinand, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Hayden Fischer, Postulant, Diocese of Huron
Hallie Fishel, Musician (Retired), Diocese of Huron
Beth Fisher, Former Staff, St. Aidan’s in the Beach (Diocese of Toronto)
Glenda Fisher, Deacon, Diocese of Huron
Rev. David L. Fitzsimmons, Deacon, St. Peter’s, Campbell River (Diocese of British Columbia)
Rev. Canon David Fletcher, Retired, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Kathryn Flemington, St. Paul’s Fort Garry (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Rev. Rebecca Foley, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (on leave)
Barbara Forsyth, Retired Priest, Diocese of Saskatoon
Nicholas Forte, Diocese of Montreal
Hannah Foulger, St. Benedict’s Table, Winnipeg (Diocese of Rupert’s Land); Reporter at Large, Rupert’s Land News
Trevor Freeman, Non-Stipendiary Priest, Diocese of Kootenay
Nancy French, Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
Paul Friesen, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Gail Fulop, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Tianna G., St. John the Evangelist, Kitchener (Diocese of Huron)
The Rev’d Canon Giuseppe Gagliano, St. Francis Regional Ministry & Canon for Lay Ministries (Diocese of Quebec)
Rev. Michael Garner, Associate Incumbent, St Thomas the Apostle (Diocese of Ottawa)
John Gee, Deacon, Diocese of Edmonton
Anne Claude Geoffrion, Lay Reader, All Saints Church Deux-Montagnes (Diocese of Montreal)
Kevin George, St Aidan’s Church, London (Diocese of Huron)
Leslie Giddings, Epiphany Anglican Church (Diocese of Ottawa)
Matt Gillard, Assistant Curate, St. George’s (Diocese of Niagara)
Jaqueline Gillespie, St. John the Divine, Victoria (Diocese of British Columbia)
Rev. John H. Giroux, Rector, St. Mary Church (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Rev. Sherri Golisky, St. Matthew the Apostle, Oriole (Diocese of Toronto)
Susan Graham Walker, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Zachary Grant, Church of the Holy Trinity (Diocese of Toronto)
Erin Green, Former General Synod Staff (Communications)
Nancy Greene-Gregoire, St. Thomas, NDG (Diocese of Montreal)
Nicole Grieve, Diocese of Huron
Alexander Griffin, Christ Church Cathedral (Montreal)
Rev. Cameron Gutjahr, St. John the Divine, Squamish (Diocese of New Westminster)
Valerie Haiser, Diocese of Huron
Edward Hales, Retired Priest, Diocese of Toronto
Anslim Hameed, PWRDF staff
Rev. Liz Hamel, Parish of St. Helen’s, Diocese of New Westminster
Heather Hancheruk, St. Stephen’s Church, Chambly (Diocese of Montreal)
Maureen S. Hanlon, St. Matthew’s, Winnipeg (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Gerald Harder, St. James, Vancouver (Diocese of New Westminster)
Peter Haresnape, Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Georgina Harris, Priest in Charge, St. Columba Anglican Church (Diocese of New Westminster)
Lorna M. G. Harris, Diocese of Huron
Wanita Harris, Former Parishioner, Little Trinity and Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto), St. Aidan’s (Diocese of Huron)
Mary Lou Harrison, St. Anne’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Joshua Harrower, St George by the Grange (Diocese of Toronto)
Vivian Harrower, Church of the Holy Trinity (Diocese of Toronto)
Caroll Guen Hart, St. Thomas’s, Huron Street (Diocese of Toronto)
Carol Hayes, Diocese of Calgary
Neilda Hayes, Diocese of Ottawa
The Ven. Jordan Haynie Ware, Archdeacon for Social Justice & Community Connection, and Rector, Good Shepherd (Diocese of Edmonton)
Liz Hearty, Diocese of Niagara
Reverend Canon Maggie Helwig, Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields (Diocese of Toronto)
Muriel Henderson, Christ Church St James Anglican Church, Etobicoke (Diocese of Toronto)
Gerlyn Henry, Church of St. Timothy (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Carolyn Herold, St. Laurence Anglican Church (Diocese of Calgary)
Rev. Canon Craig Hiebert, Incumbent, St Mary the Virgin, Oak Bay (Diocese of British Columbia)
Rev. Krista Hilton, Chaplain, Brock University (St. Catharines)
Wilson Hodges, Diocese of Niagara
Arthur Holroyd, Diocese of Rupert’s Land
Blake Holt, Youth Director, St. John the Evangelist (Diocese of Edmonton)
Paula Holt, St. John the Evangelist (Diocese of Edmonton)
James Houston, Retired Priest, Diocese of Toronto
Jesse Hove, Wycliffe College (Toronto)
Valear Howsam, Diocesan Volunteer, St. Aidan’s in the Beach (Diocese of Toronto)
Geoffrey Howson, Retired Priest, Diocese of Fredericton
Nicki Hronjak, Diocese of Montreal
Elizabeth Huether, Refugee Sponsorship Coordinator, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Joe Hum, St. Alban’s (Diocese of Ottawa)
Rev. Matt Humphrey, Priest, AbbeyChurch, Emmaus Community, Wild Church Victoria, St. Matthias (Diocese of British Columbia)
Karen Hunt Mitchell, St. James Stratford (Diocese of Huron)
Mary Hunt, All Saints’, Waterloo (Diocese of Huron)
Brian Hupman, Christ Church, Amherst (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Dr. Alison Hurlburt, Lay Reader, Christ Church (Diocese of Edmonton)
William Hutton, St. John the Evangelist, Kitchener (Diocese of Huron)
Zack Ingles, Former Lay Minister, Dioceses of Ottawa and Montreal
Grant Jahnke, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Dr. Dana Johnston, Retired Priest, Diocese of Ottawa
Donna Joy, Retired Anglican Priest and Canon of the Cathedral, Diocese of Rupert’s Land
Rev. Francie Keats, Diocese of Quebec
Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat, Co-Chair of the Bishop’s Committee on Creation Care (Diocese of Toronto)
Finn Keesmaat-Walsh, Member, Council of General Synod
The Rev’d Professor Alison Kemper, Deacon, St. Matthias Bellwoods (Diocese of Toronto)
Joy Kennedy, Diocese of Toronto; former General Synod staff and drafter of the Sexual Assault and Harassment Protocol
Rev. Leigh Kern, Diocese of Toronto
Elizabeth Kessler, St. Matthew’s Church, Winnipeg (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Matthew Kieswetter, Rector, St. Andrew’s Memorial Anglican Church, Kitchener (Diocese of Huron)
Vivia Kay Kieswetter, Christ Church Deer Park (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Robyn King, St. Paul’s Leduc (Diocese of Edmonton)
Karen Klassen Bender, Holy Trinity (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Dr. Natasha Klukach, Former General Synod Staff
Rev. Evelyn R. Knorr, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Violet Konrad, St Mark’s Chapel (Diocese of Quebec)
Ann Koppel, St. George’s, St. Catharines (Diocese of Niagara)
Sara Krahn, Editor, Rupert’s Land News (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Rev. Andrew Kuhl, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Edmund Laldin, Incumbent, St. Saviour Anglican Church, Winnipeg (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Karen Laldin, Incumbent, St. Paul Fort Garry, Winnipeg (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Sandra Legarde, St. George’s, St Catharines (Diocese of Niagara)
Rev. Dawn Leger, Diocese of Toronto
Andree Legere, Christ Church, Amherst (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Claus Lenk, St. Clement’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Heather Lenk, St. Clement’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Marty Levesque, Rector, All Saints Waterloo (Diocese of Huron)
Edie Liddell, St. Peter’s (Diocese of Edmonton)
Rev. Heather Liddell, St. Peter’s Anglican Church Westmount/Inglewood and Anglican Student Ministry (Diocese of Edmonton)
Charlotte Lilley, Diocese of Huron
Barbara Liotscos, Retired, St. Paul’s Cathedral (Territory of the People)
Greg Little, Honorary Assistant, St. John the Evangelist, Strathroy, and St. James, Parkhill (Diocese of Huron)
Marion Little, Former Canon Pastor, Diocese of British Columbia
Elayne Lockhart, St. Paul’s Bloor Street (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Amanda Longmoore, Diocese of Huron
Alison Longson, Diocese of Calgary
Bill Lord, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Avila Lotoski, St. Clement’s (Diocese of Toronto)
D. Craig Love, Deacon Assistant, Diocese of Huron
Marian Lucas-Jefferies, Priest, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Karen Luyendyk, Diocese of Ottawa
Murray MacAdam, St. John’s, Peterborough (Diocese of Toronto)
Elaine MacDonald, St. Nicholas Anglican Church (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Rev. Roslyn Macgregor, Diocese of Montreal
Ruth MacIntosh, Family Minister, St. John the Divine, Victoria (Diocese of British Columbia)
Rev. Kristin MacKenzie, Rector, Anglican Parish Liscomb/Port Bickerton (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Mike MacKenzie, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Carolyn Mackie, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Canon Steven Mackison, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Adam MacNeil, Diocese of Niagara
George MacNeil, Christ Church, Amherst (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Denise MacRae, St Paul’s Fort Garry (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Cynthia Majewski, St Timothy’s Church (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Steven E. Maki, Rector, St. George’s Church, Ste.-Anne-de-Bellevue (Diocese of Montreal)
Laura Manias, St James Westminster (Diocese of Huron)
Jackie Manthorne, Former Lay-Reader-in-Training, Diocese of Ottawa
Heather Manuel, Clergy, Muskoka Deanery, Diocese of Algoma
Lorne Manweiler, Rector/Regional Dean, Vancouver (Diocese of New Westminster)
Diane Marshall, St. Hilda-by-the-Sea (Diocese of New Westminster)
Jeff R. Marshall, Christ Church, Amherst (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Francis Martin, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Dr. Jon Martin, Diocese of Ottawa
Dr. Stephen Martin, Christ Church (Diocese of Edmonton)
Elizabeth Mathers, St. Clement, North Vancouver; Salal+Cedar (Diocese of New Westminster)
Lauren Matheson, Diocese of Toronto
Ryan Matheson, St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Colleen Matthews, Deacon, St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Fred Matthews, Lay Reader-in-Charge, Church of the Nativity, Frog Lake (Diocese of Edmonton)
LeeAnn Matthews, Staff, Diocese of Montreal
Susan Maude, Diocese of Montreal
Rev. Gwen McAllister, Rector, St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Rev. Graham McCaffrey, Incumbent, Grace Church, Scarborough (Diocese of Toronto)
Thomas McCallum, Music Director, All Saints Church-Community Centre (Toronto)
Heather McCance, Montreal Diocesan Theological College
Phyllis McCurdy, Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Diocese of Toronto)
Allie McDougall, Postulant, Diocese of Huron
Rebecca McKay, Former Parish Administrator, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Kitchener (Diocese of Huron)
Rev. Deacon Danielle McKenzie, Deacon, Diocese of Athabasca
Rev. Donald McKenzie, Priest Missioner, Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Geoffrey McLarney, Diocese of Montréal
Alan McLean, St. George’s Anglican Church, Diocese of Niagara
Rev. D. Scott McLeod, Chaplain, Renison University College (Diocese of Huron)
Susana McLeod, Former Parishioner, St. George’s (Diocese of Niagara); Youth Engagement, PWRDF
Ted McLeod, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria (Diocese of British Columbia)
Nancy McLeod-Elder, Church of the Transfiguration (Diocese of Niagara)
Luke McRae, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Mary Louise Meadow, Retired Priest, Former Canon Pastor for the Diocese of British Columbia
The Very Rev. Alexandra Meek, Dean of the Diocese of Edmonton
Rev. Dr. Joanne Mercer, Queen’s College (St. John’s)
Matthew Mercer-Deadman, Lay Co-Organizer, Equally Anglican, Holy Trinity, Old Strathcona (Diocese of Edmonton)
Diane Meredith, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Christopher Miller, Former Prolocutor (2006-2009), Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario; Diocese of Ottawa
Rev. Naomi Miller, Diocese of Niagara
Sharon Miller, Diocese of Montreal
Lynn Mills, Emmaus Community, Diocese of Islands and Inlets (British Columbia)
Irene Moore Davis, All Saints’ Anglican Church, Windsor (Diocese of Huron)
Susan More, St. Paul’s Bloor Street (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Clare Morgan, Diocese of New Westminster
Rev. Canon Katherine Morgan, St. John the Evangelist, Thorold (Diocese of Niagara)
Kathleen Morrell, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
J. Allan Mossbarger, Deacon (retired), Diocese of British Columbia
Carol Motuz, Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo (Diocese of Huron)
Christine Muise, Incumbent, Port Hardy (Diocese of British Columbia)
Justin Murphy, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Scott Murphy, All Saints Anglican Church Waterloo (Diocese of Huron)
The Rt. Rev. Bruce Myers, Bishop of Quebec
Rev. Ann Marie Nicklin, Retired, Diocese of Edmonton
Rev. Sue Nicolls, Diocese of Niagara
Susan Noiseux, St. George’s Anglican Church, St. Catharines (Diocese of Niagara)
Wendy Northcotte, St. George’s (Diocese of Niagara)
Charles Nurse, St. George, Fort Langley (Diocese of New Westminster)
Eileen Nurse, Deacon, St. George, Fort Langley (Diocese of New Westminster)
Rev. Jean-Daniel O’Donncada, Director of St. Martha’s Chapel (Ecumenical University Chaplaincy), Montréal
Matthew Oliver, Indigenous Honourary Clergy, amiskwacîwâskahikan
Archdeacon Susan Oliver, Rector, The Anglican Parish of Christ Church (Diocese of Edmonton)
Rev. Jared Osborn, Church of the Holy Comforter (Diocese of the Arctic)
Eric Osborne, Diocese of Huron
The Very Rev. R.J. Osborne, Retired, Diocese of Rupert’s Land
Dr. Sean Otto, Parish of Quebec (Diocese of Quebec)
Maggie Panter, Church of the Holy Trinity (Diocese of Toronto)
The Parish Council, Anglican Parish of Amherst, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Catherine Pate, Director of Communications, Diocese of Islands and Inlets (British Columbia)
Christopher Charles Pate, Survivor of Rev. Canon Charles David Griggs, Anglican Summer Camp
Archdeacon (Retired) David J. Pate, Priest for 37 years (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Lynn E. Pate, Active Member of the ACC for 79 years (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Rev. Myron Penner, Rector, Anglican Parish of St. Paul (Diocese of Edmonton)
Marilyn Pettit, St. George’s, St. Catharines (Diocese of Niagara)
Sue Philips, Warden, St. John the Evangelist (Diocese of Edmonton)
Alice Prichard, Former Parishioner, Diocese of Calgary
Heather Pringle, St. Matthews, Winnipeg (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Rev. Grace Pritchard Burson, Diocese of Montreal
Paul Pynkoski, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Dr. Elizabeth Rael, Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Cate Ratcliffe, Rector, The Parish of Eastern Passage (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Rev. Pamela Rayment, St. Clement’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Lynne Reckhow, St. George’s (Diocese of Edmonton); MTS Student, Wycliffe College (Toronto)
Rev. Courtenay Reedman Parker, Pastor, Messiah Lutheran Church, Winnipeg (ELCIC)
Caitlin Reilley Beck, Warden, Salal and Cedar; Synod Delegate, St. Augustine’s Marpole (Diocese of New Westminster)
Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson, St. Peter’s (Diocese of Edmonton)
Amanda Reynolds, Lay Reader, St. Georges St Anne de Bellevue (Diocese of Montreal)
Remi Rheault, Former Parishioner, Diocese of Saskatoon
Hilary Richardson, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Judith Richardson, Diocese of Ottawa
Rev. Theo Robinson, Incumbent, Anglican Parish of St. Cyprian (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Patricia Rocco, Trinity College (Toronto)
Dr. Elissa Rodkey, St. George’s, Moncton (Diocese of Fredericton)
Myrna Rootham, Deputy Warden, Trinity Anglican Church (Diocese of Ottawa)
Rev. Charlotte Ross, Associate Priest, Parish of Christ Church (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Donna Rourke, Julian of Norwich Anglican Church (Diocese of Ottawa)
Elizabeth Ruder-Celiz, Chaplain, Vancouver School of Theology; Assistant Priest, St. John’s Shaunessy (Diocese of New Westminster)
Fr. Robin Ruder Celiz, All Saints Ladner (Diocese of New Westminster)
Suzanne Rumsey, Church of the Holy Trinity (Diocese of Toronto); PWRDF staff
Tracy Russell, St. James (Diocese of New Westminster)
Brooke Sales-Lee, St. Peter and St. Simon-the-Apostle (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Karen Saunders, Deacon, Parish of St. George, Ft. Langley (Diocese of New Westminster)
Rev. Vernal S. Savage, Interim Priest in Charge, Christ the King, Etobicoke (Diocese of Toronto)
Peter Schafrick, Deputy Rector’s Warden, St. George’s, St. Catharines (Diocese of Niagara)
Tanya Schleich, Children and Youth Family Coordinator, St. George’s (Diocese of Niagara)
Ginny Schleihauf, Diocese of Huron
The Very Rev’d Christian Schreiner, Dean of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and Rector of the Parish of Quebec (Diocese of Quebec)
Jen Schwartz, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Dr. Carol Scovil, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Ruth Sesink Bott, Vicar, All Saints Anglican Cathedral (Diocese of Edmonton)
Aaron Shenkman, Former Parishioner and Chorister, King’s College Chapel
Sarah Shepherd, Church of the Epiphany and St. Mark (Diocese of Toronto)
Tricia Siemens, Warden, Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo (Diocese of Huron)
Rev. C. Peter Simmons, Diocese of Algoma
David W. Sinclair, Retired, Diocese of Ontario; Living (and Serving) in Diocese of Montreal
Diana Skinner, Christ Church, Amherst (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Rev. Alisdair Smith, Deacon and Business Chaplain, Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver (Diocese of New Westminster)
Rev. Ann M. Smith, Retired, Diocese of Huron
Anthony Smith, Diocese of Huron
Rev. Canon Bradley Smith, Rector, Church of St John the Evangelist, Peterborough (Diocese of Toronto)
Corrina Smith, Diocese of Niagara
Rev. Jean Smith, Retired, Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland
Thom Smith, All Saints Windsor (Diocese of Huron)
Tony Smith, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Sally Sparrow, St. Clement’s (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Susan Spicer, St George’s Pickering Village, Ajax (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Matthew Sponagle, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Michelle Squance-Slade, St. Augustine’s – Parkland (Diocese of Edmonton)
David Stagg, Former Warden, Diocese of Calgary
Rev. Tracey Stagg, Deacon, Diocese of Calgary
Trish Steadman, St. Paul’s Fort Garry (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Jessica Steele, Diocese of New Westminster
Rev. Liska Stefko, St. Clement’s Church (Diocese of Toronto)
Andrew Stephens-Rennie, Missioner, Valhalla Parish (Diocese of Kootenay)
Georgiana Stewart, Priest-in-charge, St. Paul’s Sydenham (Diocese of Ontario)
Br. R. Dylan Stewart, CMJ, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Vicki Strang, St George’s Anglican (Diocese of Edmonton)
Quinn Strikwerda, Pastor of Inner City Pastoral Ministry and Priest, Diocese of Edmonton
Jen Strohschein, AbbeyChurch, Victoria (Diocese of British Columbia)
Rev. Ben Stuchbery, Parish of Vaudreuil (Diocese of Montreal)
Rev. Mike Stuchbery, Incumbent, St. Philip’s, Etobicoke (Diocese of Toronto)
John Sutton, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Sandra Tankard, Clergy Supply, St. Alban’s/Bethesda, Kenora (Diocese of Rupert’s Land)
Lauryn Tari, Diocese of Toronto
Rev. Daniel Tatarnic, Diocese of Niagara
Rev. Canon Martha Tatarnic, Rector, St. George’s (Diocese of Niagara); PWRDF Board Member
Melinda Tattrie, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Archdeacon Paul Taylor, Retired (Niagara/Ontario)
Rev. Katie Taylor-Flynn, Rector, St. James, Halifax (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Elsa Tesfay, PWRDF staff
Andreas Thiel, Priest, Diocese of Huron
Pamela A. Thomson, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Arran Thorpe, Diocese of Ottawa
Matthew Townsend, Former Editor, Anglican Journal
Esther Townshend, Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields (Diocese of Toronto)
Oliver Trendall, St. Peter’s (Diocese of Edmonton)
Rev. Ed Trevors, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Jacqueline Tucci, PWRDF Staff
Ryan Turnbull, Postulant, Diocese of Rupert’s Land
Karen Turner, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Kim Umbach, PWRDF staff
Bruce Underhill, Victim
Rev. Madeleine Urion, Rector, St. George’s Anglican Church (Diocese of Edmonton)
Clare Urquhart, St. James Anglican Church (Diocese of New Westminster); Member, Council of General Synod; Member, PWRDF Youth Council
Rev. Sheila Van Zandwyk, Church of the Transfiguration (Diocese of Niagara)
Janice Varga, St. Andrew Anglican, Sidney (Diocese of British Columbia)
Tom Vaughan, Rector, Holy Trinity Welland (Diocese of Niagara)
Sharon Vermolen, St. George’s, St. Catharines (Diocese of Niagara)
Richard Vroom, Retired Priest, Parish of St. Albans (Diocese of Ottawa)
Annie Vyn, St. Alban’s (Diocese of Ottawa)
Michael Walker, Jeremiah Community (Diocese of Toronto)
Robert “Robbie” Walker, Postulant, Diocese of Rupert’s Land; PhD Candidate, Trinity College (Toronto)
Dr. Brian Walsh, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Elizabeth Walton, St Aidan’s Church, London (Diocese of Huron)
Rev. Dr. Lisa Wang, Developer for Catechumenal Ministries, Diocese of Huron
Robert Ward, St. John the Evangelist, Hamilton (Diocese of Niagara)
Rev. Alison Ward-Westervelt, St. Peter’s (Diocese of Edmonton)
Jennifer Warren, Licensed Lay Minister, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Rev. Rhonda Waters, Church of the Ascension (Diocese of Ottawa)
Cristalle Watson, Diocese of New Westminster
Ian Watson, Diocese of Calgary
David Watts, former CoGS member and General Synod delegate
Susan Waye, Christ Church, Amherst (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
The Rev. Ann Webber, Deacon, Diocese of Huron
Rev. Canon Robert Webster, Diocese of Rupert’s Land
Kate Werneburg, Former Staff, Church of the Holy Trinity; Former Parishioner, Church of the Redeemer (Diocese of Toronto)
Deb Whalen-Blaize, Parish Missioner, Church of the Transfiguration (Diocese of Toronto)
Dr. Bruce Wheatcroft, St. John the Evangelist, Kitchener (Diocese of Huron)
Helen Wheeler, St. Andrews Memorial Church, Howdenvale (Diocese of Huron)
Ven. Mark Whittall, Diocese of Ottawa
Dr. Jonathan White, Former Director of Music, Christ Church Cathedral (Diocese of Montreal)
Linda White, Retired Clergy, Diocese of Algoma
Rev. William Whitla, Church of the Holy Trinity (Diocese of Toronto)
Rev. Canon John Wilker-Blakley, Retired Priest, Diocese of Ottawa
Evadne Wilkinson, St. Paul’s Bloor Street (Diocese of Toronto)
Nancy Willliamson, Christ Church Parish, Amherst (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Susan Winn, St. George’s Church, Ste Anne de Bellevue (Diocese of Montreal)
Rev. Ginnie Wong, Diocese of Toronto
Cherry Workman, Rector, Parish of South Queens (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Edward Yankie, Co-Chair, Montreal Anglicans for Racial Justice, Christ Church Cathedral (Diocese of Montreal)
Rebecca Yeo, The Two Saints Ministry (Diocese of British Columbia)
Anita Young, St. Stephen’s with St. James, Chambly (Diocese of Montreal)
Michael Ziemerink, PWRDF staff