League supports March for Life

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...

MP to introduce bills on assisted suicide

   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...

League presents intervention in Loyola case

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)...

“No more Christian doctors”

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...

League welcomes delay in Quebec’s Bill 52

MONTREAL, QC February 21, 2014 – The delay in the passage of Quebec’s Bill 52, which would allow euthanasia in certain circumstances, gives individuals and groups on both sides of the issue time to reflect on better ways to provide better end-of-life care both...