No, it\u2019s not the unrestricted killing of 65,000 unborn Canadian babies every year, it\u2019s \u00a0– wait for it: mining. I expect you already guessed that, though.<\/p>\n
From the eco-babbling borborygmus of the Anglican Joint Assembly<\/a>:<\/p>\n For Canadian especially, resource extraction is \u201cthe critical justice issue of our time,\u201d said Jennifer Henry, executive director of the Canadian ecumenical justice group, KAIROS, who addressed the assembly. \u201cWe have a tremendous impact on earth and all that\u2019s in it.\u201d<\/p>\n Canada is home to 75 per cent of the world\u2019s mining and mineral exploration companies, and its stock exchanges trade 40 per cent of the world\u2019s mineral exploration capital, Sara Stratton, KAIROS education and campaigns co-ordinator, also told the assembly. In 2011, resource extraction accounted for 11 per cent of Canadian GDP, up from six per cent in 2001, said Stratton.<\/p>\n […..]<\/p>\n Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and ELCIC National Bishop Susan Johnson both spoke of the need to act on the issue.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are all in this together,\u201d said Johnson, adding that the challenge before members is \u201chow to reduce consumption and help generate solutions.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n This must mean that all the delegates are going to walk home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No, it\u2019s not the unrestricted killing of 65,000 unborn Canadian babies every year, it\u2019s \u00a0– wait for it: mining. I expect you already guessed that, though. From the eco-babbling borborygmus of the Anglican Joint Assembly: For Canadian especially, resource extraction … Continue reading