GC45 GS02 Consent Docket for Summer 2025

Origin: General Secretary

1. What is the issue? Why is it important?

Time is a precious resource at a General Council.  The Consent Docket provides an efficient way to deal with several items in a single proposal.

2. What is happening now?

The items recommended for adoption within the Consent Docket are:

1. Routine business such as the Minutes of the previous General Council;
2. Work the 44th General Council considered and refined which is now ready for action by the 45th General Council, such as GS03, Change to Basis of Union: IV. Regional Councils, Section 6.2.3
3. Work that is coming to the 45th General Council as a recommendation from one of its committees based on their in-depth knowledge of the subject, such as:

Manual Committee

GS04 Clarifying Who Votes in the Remit Process
GS05 Editorial changes to The Manual, section I.1.2.4
GS06 Amendments to Section C.2.14

Judicial Committee

GS08 Finalization of the Decision of the Judicial Committee
GS09 Finalization of the Decision of the Judicial Committee

3. What is the recommendation?

That the 45th General Council:

1. Adopt the Minutes of the 44th General Council 2022 as published on www.generalcouncil.ca;'

2. Receive the following reports:

   Anti-Racism and Equity Accountability Report 
   Antler River Watershed Accountability Report
   Apology to 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities by The United Church of Canada (Traduction français à suivre)
   Board of Vocation Accountability Report
   Bermuda Nova Scotia Regional Council Report 
   Canadian Shield Regional Council Report
   Centennial Celebration Committee Report (Traduction français à suivre)
   Chinook Winds Regional Council Report 
   East Central Ontario Regional Council Report 
   Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council Report
   Final Report Offices of Moderator and General Secretary Review 
   First Dawn Eastern Edge Regional Council Report 
   Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council Report 
   General Council Executive Accountability Report
   General Secretary’s Accountability Report (Part A)  
   General Secretary’s Accountability Report (Part B)  
   General Secretary’s Accountability Report (Part C)  
   Horseshoe Falls Regional Council Report (Traduction français à suivre)
   Indigenous Ministries and Justice Report 
   Judicial Committee Report 
   KAIROS Report
   Living Skies Regional Council Report
   Manual Committee Report 
   Moderator Accountability Report
   Moderator’s Advisory Committee Report 
   Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council Report  
   Nominations Committee Accountability Report
   Northern Spirit Regional Council Report (Traduction français à suivre)
   Pacific Mountain Regional Council Report 
   Partner in Mission: The United Church of Canada Foundation
   Prairie to Pine Regional Council Report 
   Shining Waters Regional Council Report 
   Structural Change Evaluation Steering Group Accountability Report  (Traduction français à suivre)
   The UCC Journey Towards an Apology to 2SLGBTQIA (Traduction français à suivre)
   The United Church of Canada and The Canadian Foodgrains Bank Report 
   Theology and Inter-Church Inter-Faith Committee Accountability Report
   Total Compensation Report 
   United Property Resource Corporation Report 
   Vocations of the Whole People of God: Ministries for Our Time  
   Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council Accountability Report 
   World Council of Churches Accountability Report 
    

3. Adopt the following proposals:

   GS03 Change to Basis of Union: IV. Regional Councils, Section 6.2.3
   GS04 Clarifying Who Votes in the Remits Process:  Amendment to Section F.2.24
   GS05 Editorial changes to The Manual, section I.1.2.4 
   GS06 Amendments to Section C.2.14
   GS08 Finalization of the Decision of the Judicial Committee
   GS09 Finalization of the Decision of the Judicial Committee1. 

4. Background information:

Please refer to the proposals. 
 

5. How does this proposal help us to live into our church’s commitments on equity?

This work reflects the wisdom of the Committees and Commissioners of the 44th General Council and recognizes that the process for selecting the Committee members and Commissioners incorporates a commitment to diversity