- 1997-04-24 — The 48th National Convention was held in Toronto, ON. Counsellors Jacqueline
Left Hand Bull and David Smith were
present at the request of the Continental Board of Counsellors in the Americas. Of 168 delegates elected, 164 ballots were
cast in the election of the National Assembly.
Members elected were Reginald Newkirk,
Judy Filson, Husayn Banani, Louise Profeit-Leblanc,
Glen Eyford, Margot Leonard, Enayat
Rawhani. Susan Lyons and Ann Wilson.
Special
guests included Mrs. Audrey Robarts,
Knight of Baha'u'llah and wife of late Hand
of the Cause of God John Robarts, her daughter
and son-in-law, Nina and Ken Tinnion,
Mrs. Francoise Rouleau Smith, now the oldest
living French Canadian believer who
this year is celebrating her 50th anniversary
of enrolment in the Faith, and Mrs. Helen
Gardner, wife of late Counsellor Lloyd
Gardner. Another special guest was Mrs.
Gale Burland, a distinguished homefront
pioneer to Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia
who was invited by the National Assembly
to present a slide show at the Convention's
opening session Thursday evening. Titled "Searching for Ways to Please Thee," the
program chronicled the lives of the Faith's
early believers and provided an inspiring
beginning to the four days of Convention deliberations.
A highlight of the external
affairs session was
the National Assembly's announcement
of its decision
to open an external affairs
office in Ottawa, with Mrs.
Susanne Tamas as its director.
A branch of the
overall external affairs activities,
the Ottawa office will concentrate
resources on the Faith's relationship with
national government and non-governmental
organizations.
Dr. Gerald Filson, the
National Assembly's Director of External
Affairs, keynoted the external affairs consultative session, highlighting features of
the Universal House of Justice's external
affairs strategy and emphasizing the need
for humility in this field of service. [BC Nov 10 No 2 Jun 1997 p12-13]
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