The Canadian Council of Churches has been sponsoring a series of consultations in different regions of Canada to bring together Christian thinkers who can help the churches to develop ethically sound resources in the challenging area of bioethics.

1. Toronto Consultation (November 1999): An organic farmer from Ontario and a research chemist who is now the director of the Society, Religion and Technology Project of the Church of Scotland shared the same microphone when close to 100 people gathered to grapple with some of the most consequential issues in the age of biotechnology. The day’s undertaking was launched by Dr. Donald Bruce who posed the question: “Why does the church get involved with biotechnology?” His answer is simply that the gospel is about all of life and that biotechnology will be the dominant shaping force in society in the 21st century.
   
   
2. Winnipeg Consultation - "Should Pigs Fly?" (2 November 2000): The issues surrounding biotechnology are so complex and are changing so rapidly that it is difficult to keep up with them, according to participants in a one-day consultation subtitled "Christian perspectives on biotechnology." The event was hosted in First Presbyterian Church in downtown Winnipeg. In spite of the complexity, a broad spectrum of people in Canada's churches are determined to find their bearings and develop a thoughtful, faithful stance towards this scientific revolution that is being driven at the speed of global investment patterns.
   
   
3. Edmonton Consultation - "An Ecumenical Conversation on Developments in Biotechnology" (19 January 2001): Was a two-part event. The morning programme, sponsored jointly with Just Food, was an interdisciplinary seminar on genetically modified organisms. It included contributions from Brewster Kneen, author of Farmageddon: The Culture of Biotechnology and editor of the food issues newsletter, The Ram's Horn; Hank Bestman, Department of Biology, Kings University College; and Dennis Vriend, an organic farmer. The afternoon included small group and plenary work with contributions from David Cass of the Department of Biologicl Sciences, University of Alberta; Eric Kilbreath, Ethics Centre, St. Joseph's College, Edmonton; Margaret Ann Armour of the Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta; and Richard Crossman, Principal of Waterloo Lutheran University in Waterloo, Ontario.