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CONVENTION 2021
VISION FOR THE FUTURE
VISION POUR L'AVENIR
CALGARY, AB
September 13 to 16, 2021
2021
“Where there is no vision, the
people perish: but he that
keepeth the law, happy is he.”
Proverbs 29:18
2021 CHP CONVENTION AGENDA, Sept 13-16 Calgary
Monday, September 13, 2021
3:00 PM Registration Opens
6:00 PM Opening Ceremonies: Flag ceremony; ‘O Canada’ 1 & 4;
Welcome in English
French – Ernest Chauvet; in English – Rod Taylor;
Announcements – Frans VandeStroet; Devotions – Rev. P. Vellenga
7:00 PM Credentials, Introductions, and Plenary Rules
7:20 PM Plenary # 1 – Marc Slingerland
8:50 PM Closing – Pastor David Reimer
9:00 PM Meet and Greet Social
2021 CHP CONVENTION AGENDA, Sept 13-16 Calgary
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
7:30 AM Continental Breakfast - Registration of delegates
8:10 AM Devotions — Shafer Parker
8:50 AM Credentials, announcements
9:00 AM Plenary # 2
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM Workshop # 1 - Dr. Irving Hexham - “Christianity’s unique role in the
shaping of Canada’s politics and history”
12:00 PM Lunch: Blessing – Garry Dirk
Speech - Ron Gray: ‘How Post-modernism Is Taking Away Our Language.’
12:45 PM Speeches for National Board positions
1:10 PM Plenary # 3
3:30 PM Break
4:00 PM Workshop # 2 : Jojo Ruba “Bill C-6: How We Got Here, Why it is Harmful for
all Canadians, and What We Can Do”
5:00 PM Break and Free Time
MC for the evening - Bruce Aleman
6:00 PM Dinner: Blessing - Tom Lipp
Musical entertainment – Instrumental – Rosendaal family
7:10 PM Keynote speaker – Angelina Ireland
8:10 PM Q&A or discussion with Angelina Ireland
8:40 PM Musical selection; Announcements; Closing: Pastor Sig Schuler
9:00 PM Social Time
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2021 CHP CONVENTION AGENDA, September 13-16
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021
7:30 AM Continental Breakfast – Registration of delegates
8:10 AM Devotions - Pastor Tim Stephens. Credentials, announcements
9:00 AM Plenary # 4
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Workshop # 3 - David Darwin & John Gots (Science and technology)
12:00 PM Lunch: Blessing – Pastor Bill Wicks Music –
Voting for National Board members
1:00 PM Lifetime Achievement Awards - David Reimer
1:30 PM Plenary # 5:
3:30 PM Break
4:00 PM Workshop # 4 – Jason Caldwell
5:00 PM Break and Free Time
MC for the evening - Jim Enos
6:00 PM Gala Banquet: Blessing – Jerome Dondo
7:00 PM Entertainment – Phil Callaway
8:00 PM Leader’s Address - Rod Taylor
8:50 PM Swearing in Ceremony – Rev. P. Vellenga
9:20 PM Closing Devotions: Rev. P. Vellenga
9:30 PM Social Time
2021 CHP CONVENTION AGENDA, Sept 13-16 Calgary
Thursday, Sept 16, 2021
8:30 AM Devotions - Rev. P. Vellenga
9:00 AM Opening and announcements
9:15 AM Workshop. # 5 - Jim Enos “Showing Up”
10:30 AM Brunch: Blessing – Frans Vandestroet
11:15 AM Appreciation Presentation
11:30 AM Closing – Ron Gray Singing O Canada vs. 1 & 4
12:00 PM National Board Meeting
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KEY NOTE SPEAKERS
Angelina Ireland - Tuesday evening
President of the Delta Hospice
"Angelina considers her successful marriage and family to be
her greatest achievement.
However, Delta Hospice also holds a special place in
Angelina’s heart, causing her to want to be more than a silent
supporter of the Society, particularly during a time when
outside forces are determined to change the mandate of the
Society.
“outside the box” approaches are very helpful in problem
solving. As a member of the Delta Hospice Board, Angelina would have passion for the
organization, belief in its mandate and, when required, be an advocate and defender."
Rod Leader - Wednesday evening
Leader of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada
Vision for the Future in the Battles of Today
CHP Leader Rod Taylor will speak on the fact that we often
do not know—in the natural—what lies ahead as we plan
and work for cultural transformation in Canada. How can
we know the obstacles we will face? Yet our God calls us
to action, even when we “see through a glass darkly”. We
need His wisdom to be able to move forward; our own
understanding is inadequate. God Himself is the light on our
path and promises to lead us as we trust Him.
Ron Gray - Tuesday Luncheon
Ron Gray was born in Vancouver, BC. He was a reporter for
the Vancouver Sun when the late, great Jack Webster was
its city editor. He also worked for the Chilliwack Progress,
Richmond Review and Fiji Times as reporter, photographer
Vancouver, then joined the trade commissioner service of the
federal government; he was assigned to open and manage a
Later he helped launch a new federal agency called
Information Canada (the precursor of today’s Service Canada)
Winnipeg and Vancouver.
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He also served as Public Relations and Publications Director on the founding administration
of Fraser Valley College, precursor of today’s University of the Fraser Valley; then served in a
similar capacity at Trinity Western University in Langley, BC. from 1983 to 1993.
In the 1988 federal election, he was a candidate for the CHP at Chilliwack, BC. In 1995, he was
elected National Leader of the CHP, a position he held until 2008. Since then he has been active
in the BC wing of the CHP, and worked with Roadkill Radio on the Internet, and with Culture
Guard. He is an elder at Shabbat Shel Shalom (“Sabbath of Peace”) Messianic Fellowship in
Abbotsford BC, where he lives with his wife of 35 years, Janet.
Currently, Ron is on the Board of Compass Community Learning Centres, a new venture
working to provide a Bible-based alternative to the taxpayer-supported public school system,
WORKSHOPS
Workshop # 1 - Irving Hexham
Irving Hexham
Professor of Religious Studies
University of Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta
Canada, T2N 1N4
Phone residence: 01-403-241-1059
Fax residence: 01-403-547-6442
E-Mail; hexham@ucalgary.ca
Web Sites: http://www.christianpilgrim.com
Irving was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, and spent his childhood in various parts
becoming a manager with the North Western Gas Board (NWGB) and then a lecturer in gas
technology. When he was eighteen, Irving experienced an evangelical conversion as a result
of the open air preaching by Val Grieve and members of the Cheadle Parish Church (Anglican)
youth group. This event radically changed his life. Following his conversion, he participated in
the Billy Graham Greater Manchester Crusade.
Later, while still an apprentice, he was sent by the NWGB to Berlin, Germany, on an industrial
study tour. This event brought him face to face with the challenge of Marxism and secular
ideologies to Christianity. Around the same time two of his Christian friends, who were
studying theology at Durham University with the intention of becoming Anglican ministers,
lost their faith. This was the result of their encounter with Biblical criticism. His search for
answers to the intellectual problems they presented to him led Irving to contact Dr. Clark
Pinnock who was a junior lecturer at Manchester University and well-known Christian speaker.
He recommended that Irving visit the Swiss L’Abri to discuss these problems with Francis
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with apologetics and a living faith. He encouraged him to give up his newly appointed
management position with the NWGB and go to university with the intention of obtaining
a PhD and becoming a Christian academic. Since then, Irving has sought to speak into the
secular arena from a Christian perspective and help Christians strengthen their faith.
Recently Irving came to the realization that while many non-Christian religions, new religions,
and even the forces of secularism, tap Christian cultural roots, few Christians are even
aware of the rich resources of their own tradition. Therefore, he saw the need to awaken an
awareness of the riches of Christianity’s historic, cultural, and spiritual heritage.
To this end, he developed the Zondervan Christian Travelers Guides series, followed by his
Understanding World Religions (2011) and Encountering World Religions (2019) both of which are
published by Zondervan.
Most recently he has lectured for the Canadian branch of L’Abri where his lecture on Tom
Paine and the anti-Christian movement can be found online: https://www.canadianlabri.org/.
Workshop # 2 - Jojo Ruba
Christ for everyday conversations. He has spoken at venues
that include Sunday morning services, secular debates at
universities and morning chapels at Christian schools.
Jojo focuses on practical ways to defend the faith. He teaches
Christians how to explain their worldview using tools that
non-Christians can understand. For example, he helps
audiences think of the right questions to ask non-believers,
not just the right answers they ought to give.
Jojo earned a Bachelor of Journalism and a Masters in
Political Science from Carleton University in Ottawa. He is executive director of Faith Beyond
Belief, based in Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Workshop # 3 - John Gots & David Darwin - Science and
Technology
John Gots has been a lifetime member of the CHP since the
early 1990s. He currently serves as the head of our Science
and Technology Department. A retired engineer, he is
love their children, grandchilden and great-grandchildren.
Much of their present involvement is
with: faith, parish, right to life, CHP and
other community work. They have both
run as candidates a number of times
in Provincial and Federal elections, and
been active in their district, both for
CHP and FCP. In 2017, at our Ottawa
Convention, they were awarded the
Lifetime Achievement award.
David Darwin became a life member of
the CHP in 2013. He is on the Economics
and Finance Department (since 2018) and on an interim basis leads the National Defence and
Sovereignty Department (since 2020).
He assisted the Shadow Cabinet and currently the Policy and Strategy Committee as secretary
and meetings chairperson.
David holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Honours), majoring in Economics. His 34 year
an executive secretariat function (international visits, speech writing, executive and corporate
He also was a school board trustee for one term, which included serving as chair of the
management and strategic planning committees.
David is married to Linda and they have three adult children and two grandsons.
Workshop # 4 - Jason Caldwell
Jason Caldwell is founder and president of Ci2 Group Inc,
an IT Risk Management and Consulting practice founded in
1994. Ci2 has employees and clients in Ontario, Alberta, BC,
and across the US.
Jason challenges leaders to thoughtfully consider their
convictions as the foundation of their life and leadership.
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Workshop # 5 - Jim Enos
Showing Up
last 30 years as President of the Hamilton Wentworth Family
Action Council, the past 10 years as President of CHP Canada
Hamilton Mountain and the past 7 years as President of CHP
Canada Ontario Council.
Some victories which he has participated in include:
• Re-writing of the Grade 5-8 Sex Ed Curriculum for the
Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
• De-funding and ultimate closure of Planned Parenthood
Hamilton
• Lowering of teen age pregancies for Hamilton Wentworth by 27% to lowest ever recorded rates
• Raising of federal age of consent for sex from 14 to 16 years of age
• Unanimous Judicial Review ruling against the City of Hamilton regarding freedom of political
speech
• Pending Judicial Review ruling regarding the right of Guelph & Area Right to Life to publicly
proclaim pre-born children as human beings
Jim’s consistent message over the years is the importance of getting to and staying at the
public table.
This Convention, Jim is reinforcing this message with a presentation entitled ‘Showing Up’, the
most important step if hoping to accomplish anything.
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