▁as ▁a ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁C au cus ▁and ▁chair ▁of ▁Senate ▁Stand ing ▁Comm itte es , ▁he ▁has ▁advanced ▁public ▁policy ▁in ▁areas ▁r anging ▁from ▁fin ance , ▁agricult ure , ▁forest ry , ▁communic ations ▁and ▁transport ation ▁to ▁bank ing , ▁trade , ▁commerce , ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁employ ment ▁equ ity . ▁Also ▁as ▁a ▁Cross road ers , ▁Dr . ▁Peter ▁Par ris ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Canadian ▁to ▁go ▁over se as ▁with ▁Operation ▁Cross ro ads ▁Africa , ▁volunte ering ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁is ▁now ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁with ▁Pr inc eton ▁The ological ▁Sem inary . ▁He ▁is ▁past ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Black ▁Religion , ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Religion , ▁and ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Christian ▁Eth ics . ▁Paris ▁is ▁the ▁senior ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁series ▁Religion , ▁Race , ▁and ▁Eth nic ity , ▁general ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁R ivers ide ▁Church ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁editor ial ▁bo ards ▁of ▁several ▁journ als . ▁J . ▁Robert ▁S . ▁Pr ich ard ▁is ▁chairman ▁of ▁T ory s , ▁a ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁international ▁business ▁law ▁firm . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁President ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁where ▁he ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁de an ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁special izing ▁in ▁law ▁and ▁econom ics .