by CCRL | Apr 3, 2014 | News
OTTAWA, ON April 3, 2014 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today expressed its support for Motion M-456. Introduced by MP Charlie Angus (NDP – Timmins-James Bay), the motion was seconded by Conservative MPs Maurice Vellacott and Harold Albrecht after its first hour...
by CCRL | Mar 27, 2014 | News
OTTAWA, ON March 27, 2014 – The Catholic Civil Rights is pleased to announce its continued support for the national March for Life, to take place in Ottawa May 8 with representation from across the country. As in previous years, the League is encouraging its...
by CCRL | Mar 26, 2014 | News
OTTAWA, ON March 26, 2014 — Stephen Fletcher, MP, plans to introduce two private members bills, one to legalize assisted suicide in Canada and the second to monitor and regulate the practice. Due to the position of Mr. Fletcher in the order of...
by CCRL | Mar 24, 2014 | News
OTTAWA, ON March 24, 2014 – The League was at the Supreme Court of Canada today to present arguments in Loyola High School, et al v. Attorney General of Quebec. At issue is Loyola’s request to teach the province’s mandatory Ethics and Religious Culture (ECR)...
by CCRL | Feb 26, 2014 | News
A 25 year old woman could not obtain a prescription for contraceptives at a clinic in Ottawa because the physician did not prescribe them for reasons of “medical judgment as well as professional ethical concerns and religious values.” She obtained...