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THE LATEST FROM THE CATHOLIC CIVIL RIGHTS LEAGUE
CCRL President Phil Horgan Featured in The Catholic Register on the Implications of Bill C-9
On May 28, Phil Horgan testified before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights alongside a coalition of faith leaders, urging lawmakers to preserve the good-faith religious expression defence in Canada’s hate speech laws. Unfortunately, with the bill receiving royal assent on June 18, Section 319(3)(b) of the Criminal Code has been removed. The CCRL President warns that this creates a “chilling effect” where traditional religious concerns may be suppressed by many to avoid the risk of prosecution.
The Catholic Civil Rights League Mourns the Passing of Jim Hughes, 2007 Exner Award Recipient
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) mourns the passing of a true champion and friend, Jim Hughes, 2007 Exner Award recipient.
Dr. Moira McQueen, Winner of CCRL’s Exner Award
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to announce that it has chosen Dr. Moira McQueen, LLB, MDiv, PhD, as the winner of the League’s annual Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life.
CCRL President Phil Horgan Defends Religious Freedom for the Catholic Bishops at the Supreme Court of Canada
The CCRL’s President and General Counsel, Phil Horgan, recently appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada as legal counsel for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) to intervene in the landmark challenge against Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21.
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