“Special government advisor” is an odd title since it seems to imply that the Canadian government is seeking advice from the Anglican Church; I know we are in difficult financial times, but surely Ottawa is not that desperate.

The Rev. Laurette Gauthier Glasgow will agitate for “peace and justice” in the form, I imagine, of the Millennium Development Goals.

When she was assistant rector of All Saints, Belgium, she was already eager to advise the government on how to govern:

Let us encourage governments, business leaders, and members of civil society to be inspired by our more dynamic concept of abundance. As they seek to reform the global system and address global challenges, may they find true abundance in the midst of need so that we might eradicate need in the midst of abundance.

One presumes that the Belgian government was not entirely receptive to Rev. Glasgow’s “encouragement”, so now she is going to give the Canadian government the benefit of her insights. This doesn’t have much to do with the gospel of the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, of course, but there is little left in the Anglican Church of Canada that does.

From here:

The Rev. Laurette Gauthier Glasgow has been appointed Special Advisor for Government Relations for the Anglican Church of Canada (The General Synod and the Diocese of Ottawa) while also continuing as Incumbent for the Parish of St. James, Leitrim, in the Diocese of Ottawa.

In a joint announcement, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and Bishop John Chapman of Ottawa, expressed delight in co-sponsoring this half-time position that responds to a long-standing desire on the part of the church to establish a government relations presence in Ottawa. This was also a key recommendation from Vision 2019, endorsed at General Synod 2010.