Misinformation from the CBC
Nov 26th, 2009 by David
There is an incorrect statement regarding the New West court ruling that seems to be floating around the MSM. Here it is from the CBC
The Anglican diocese of New Westminster and four breakaway congregations must decide among themselves who should ultimately own four disputed church properties, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled Wednesday.
As far as I can see this is a gross misreading of the ruling that appears to be derived from [294] - [295] where it says,
[294] It follows that the individuals elected or appointed at the annual vestry meetings of St. Matthias and St. Luke and the Church of the Good Shepherd on February 24, 2008 continue to hold their positions as trustees of their respective parish corporations. They are, however, required to exercise their authority in relation to the parish properties in accordance with the Act, as well as the Constitution, Canons, Rules and Regulations of the Diocese. As I have already concluded, they do not have authority to use those properties outside of the Diocese; this includes using them for purposes related to ANiC.
[295] It may be that in light of the other conclusions I have reached, the trustees will no longer wish to remain as such. I do not know. For now, I will leave it to the parties to arrive at a workable resolution. In the event it becomes necessary, they may return to court for further orders in this regard.
This refers to the trustees who, according to Kelleher, still report to Bp. Ingham and therefore come under his authority. They can only use the properties in the service of the Diocese and cannot use them for ANiC. The “workable resolution” is, either the trustees stay with Bp. Ingham and the diocese along with the properties, or they quit and cannot use the properties.
The property ownership was clearly settled by [256] (my emphasis):
[256] A parish does not have authority to unilaterally leave the Diocese, and it is consequently ultra vires for it to pass a resolution purporting to do so. Additionally, while parish corporations may hold title to real property, the effect of s. 7(4)(a) is that that property effectively remains within the Diocese unless the Executive Committee and Bishop agree to mortgage, sell or otherwise dispose of it. In using the church properties for purposes related to ANiC, the parish corporations are using them outside the jurisdiction of the Diocese, and, indeed, the ACC. In my view, this is sufficient to bring the properties within the ambit of s. 7(4)(a) such that the consent of the Executive Committee and Bishop is necessary. As that consent is obviously not forthcoming, the properties remain with the Diocese.
The property stays with the diocese.

You are right, of course.
The CBC: your tax dollars at work.
The CBC is not into fact. Rather that “waste of tax dollars” is into sensationalism and unabashed support of the communist/socialist left wing liberal agenda. Anything else does not exist and is anathema to the CBC. I sincerely believe it is time to pull the public funding of this bogus news service and socialist programming. The CBC should be made to go private and compete in the real world where it would be forced to come clean and become, to some degree, realistic - a concept that does not exist in its “bag of tricks” today.
I am left wondering about all the Parishes that were part of the bankrupt and now defunt diocese of Caribou? Perhaps, the victims of the residential schools have a legal claim to those properties? After all, how can one Diocese in the ACoC claim to not own the Parish land and buildings, and another Diocese in the ACoC claim to own them?
Sorry for the typo.
—-Fixed! Admin.
Hello Father Lawrence,
Although this has little to do with the issue at hand, we may also ask:
“Why is it that CanWest/Global and CTV are able to compete head to head against the CBC, usually make a profit and pay taxes, while the CBC needs a billion dollars a year in government subsidies?”
Perhaps if the CBC were privatized/de-politisized it would make a profit, pay taxes, and be more objective in its reporting.