Document Tag: September 11

Letter to Members of Parliament: Canada’s Response to Terrorism – An Ecumenical Appeal to Parliament

Dear Member of Parliament, We are writing with regard to the forthcoming Parliamentary debate concerning appropriate Canadian and international responses to the heinous September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. You and your colleagues in the House of Commons bear the formidable responsibility of guiding our country’s actions in these critical days. We write […]

Letter to Minister Manley: Human Rights and Foreign Trade

Dear Mr. Manley, I am writing to follow-up on your meeting with representatives of the Canadian Council of Churches on July 4, 2001 and propose a new meeting in November 2001. In our letter of July 13 thanking you for making time for the meeting and begin a face-to- face acquaintance with the inter-church human […]

Letter to Prime Minister Chrétien: Canada’s Response to September 11

Dear Prime Minister, First of all we join you, as do all our fellow citizens, in expressing profound sorrow and compassion for all those who died and those who now suffer as a result of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. As representatives of a very broad Christian ecumenical community we join […]

Message from Canadian Church Leaders: Call for Actions in Response to September 11

To the members of our churches after the tragedy in the United States: Grace to you and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ! We write to you as leaders of Canadian Churches to express our deep compassion for all those who have suffered in the terrorist attacks in the United States. We are part of […]

(French) Message from Canadian Church Leaders: Call for Actions in Response to September 11

Aux membres de nos Églises, à la suite de la tragédie survenue aux États-Unis : Grâce et paix de la part de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ! Nous venons, en tant que dirigeants des Églises du Canada, exprimer notre profonde compassion envers tous ceux et celles qui ont souffert des attaques terroristes dirigées contre les États-Unis. Nous […]