The CCRL is devoted to combating anti-Catholic defamation and to bringing Church teaching to bear on issues of public debate
THE LATEST FROM THE CATHOLIC CIVIL RIGHTS LEAGUE
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.
CCRL Christmas Message 2025
Let us pray that the peace of Christ will dispel the darkness and bring peace to our country and the world.
CCRL Statement on Liberal – Bloc Québécois Agreement on Bill C-9
The Catholic Civil Rights League seeks to raise alarm over the apparent agreement between the governing Liberal Party and the Bloc Québécois which provides for the passage of Bill C-9, which will seriously affect religious freedom of expression by denying a good faith defence arising from reliance upon religious texts or scriptural references.
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