Secretaries
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 5 a)
On nomination of the General Secretary, the Prolocutor shall appoint from the membership of the General Synod an Honorary Clerical Secretary, an Honorary Assistant Clerical Secretary, an Honorary Lay Secretary and an Honorary Assistant Lay Secretary, who shall assist the General Secretary in keeping minutes of the General Synod.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| The Ven. Cathy Lasky | Honorary Clerical Secretary, Fredericton |
| TBA | Honorary Clerical Secretary, Fredericton |
| Canon Stephen Kohner | Honorary Lay Secretary, Quebec |
| Dr. Danilla Severin | Honorary Assistant Lay Secretary, New Westminster |
Assessors
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 5 b)
The Prolocutor shall appoint two or more Assessors to advise the chairperson in respect to points of order and the Constitution and Canons.
| Name | Diocese |
|---|---|
| Canon Clare Burns | Toronto |
| The Ven. Bill Mous | Niagara |
| Greg Tweney | Niagara |
| Isabel Weeks | British Columbia |
Sessional Committees:
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6
The following sessional committees shall, except where otherwise specified, be appointed from the members of the General Synod by the Council of the General Synod in consultation with the Prolocutor:
Agenda Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 a)
Agenda Committee – consisting of not more than eight members to be drawn from the members of the General Synod. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to prepare and publish the agenda for each day of the session.
| Name | Diocese |
|---|---|
| The Ven. Tanya Phibbs (Chair) | Huron |
| The Ven. Katherine Bourbonniere | Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island |
| Jody Butler Walker | Yukon |
| Canon Randall Fairy | Kootenay |
| The Most Rev. Anne Germond | Algoma |
| The Rev. Dr. Iain Luke | Saskatoon |
| Eden Mancor | Montreal |
Certification of Minutes Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 b)
Certification of Minutes Committee – consisting of the General Secretary, the Prolocutor or Deputy Prolocutor, the Honorary Clerical and Lay Secretaries, and a member of the Resolutions Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to certify the accuracy of the minutes of the session of the General Synod.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| The Ven. Alan T. Perry | General Secretary |
|
The Rev. Dr. Karen Egan or Judith Moses |
Prolocutor or Deputy Prolocutor |
| Elizabeth Sims (crossover member) | Resolutions Committee, Brandon |
| The Ven. Cathy Lasky | Honorary Clerical Secretary, Fredericton |
| The Rev. Helen Holbrook | Honorary Assistant Clerical Secretary, Rupert’s Land |
| Canon Stephen Kohner | Honorary Lay Secretary, Quebec |
| Dr. Danilla Severin | Honorary Assistant Lay Secretary, New Westminster |
Credentials Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 c)
Credentials Committee – consisting of the General Secretary, the Prolocutor or Deputy Prolocutor, and one Assessor. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to report to the General Synod on the standing of all persons who claim membership therein, and to advise the chairperson as to a quorum of each Order.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| The Ven. Alan T. Perry | General Secretary |
|
The Rev. Dr. Karen Egan or Judith Moses |
Prolocutor or Deputy Prolocutor |
| Canon Clare Burns | Assessor, Toronto |
Nominating Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 d)
Nominating Committee – consisting of one bishop, one clerical member and one lay member from each ecclesiastical province. The committee shall be constituted not later than one month prior to the opening of the General Synod, to receive nominations for standing committees and the Council of the General Synod and to supervise the election process.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| British Columbia & Yukon | |
| The Rt. Rev. David Lehmann | Bishop, Caledonia |
| The Rev. Marnie Peterson (Chair) | Clergy, New Westminster |
| Cathy Wozlowski | Lay, Territory of the People |
| Canada | |
| The Rt. Rev. John Watton | Bishop, Central Newfoundland |
| The Ven. Julia Brace | Clergy, Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador |
| Dion Lewis | Lay, Montreal |
| Ontario | |
| The Rt. Rev. Todd Townsend | Bishop, Huron |
| The Ven. Kathryn Otley | Clergy, Ottawa |
| Chris Ambridge | Lay, Toronto |
| Rupert’s Land | |
| The Rt. Rev. Stephen London | Bishop, Edmonton |
| The Ven. Noel Wygiera | Clergy, Calgary |
| Vicki Townson | Lay, Athabasca |
Resolutions Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 e)
Resolutions Committee – consisting of up to eight members, one of whom shall be an Assessor, and with at least one bishop, one clerical and one lay member. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to receive resolutions from members of the General Synod and prepare them for submission in accordance with guidelines approved from time to time by the Council of the General Synod.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| The Rt. Rev. Susan Bell (Chair) | Bishop, Niagara |
| David Bell | Lay, Fredericton |
| Andrew Clinkard | Lay, Niagara |
| Jane Hope | Lay, New Westminster |
| The Rev. Roshni Jayawardena | Clergy, Toronto |
| Elizabeth Sims | Lay, Brandon |
| Isabel Weeks | Assessor, British Columbia |
Expenditures Committee:
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 f)
Expenditures Committee – consisting of members appointed by the Primate and the Prolocutor in consultation with the chairperson of the Financial Management Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to implement Rule of Order 15 with respect to spending motions for which sources of funds have not been identified prior to the General Synod session.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| The Rev. Dr. Karen Egan (Chair) | Prolocutor and Chair, Financial Management Committee |
| Andrew Clinkard | Niagara |
| The Ven. willia Mous | Assessor, Niagara |
