League testifies at Manitoba hearings

WINNIPEG, Man. September 13, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League, represented by Manitoba director Francine Lee, appeared before the Manitoba provincial legislative committee hearings into Bill 18 on Sept. 11. The League said the province should ask the...

CCRL opposes Quebec’s proposed religious symbol ban

MONTREAL, QC September 11, 2013 (CCRL) – The Catholic Civil Rights League sees some key aspects of Quebec’s  proposed “Charter of Quebec Values” as a serious infringement on religious freedom and encourages its Quebec membership to oppose it. A plan for such a...

League highlighted in Sacred Heart Messenger feature

TORONTO, September 6, 2013 – The League is the focus of an informative feature profile in this month’s edition of the Canadian Messenger of the Sacred Heart. The article is available here in pdf format. (Live link from this article on our “Articles of...

Quebec’s proposed religious symbol ban restricts freedom

MONTREAL, QC August 21, 2013 (CCRL) – The Quebec government’s plan to introduce a “Charter of Quebec Values” was announced last year, but some details of its implications for religious freedom were leaked to the press this week. Reportedly, the proposed legislation...