League an intervener in SCC appeal in prostitution case

OTTAWA, ON June 13, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is an intervener in today’s Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) appeal of the Ontario court decision legalizing keeping a common bawdy house and communicating for the purpose of engaging in...

CCRL responds to Quebec euthanasia proposal

MONTREAL, QC June 12, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League has serious concerns about the Quebec government’s introduction of legislation to legalize euthanasia in that province under certain conditions. Junior Health Minister Véronique Hivon, in introducing Bill...

CCRL hosts annual dinner, presents award to Fr. De Valk

TORONTO, May 31, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League hosted its annual dinner in Toronto May 30. The event featured the presentation of the Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life to Father Alphonse de Valk, CSB, and a keynote...

Statement on the death of Henry Morgentaler

TORONTO, ON May 30, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League comments on the death of Henry Morgentaler on May 29. “As an organization supporting the protection of all human life from conception to natural death, we have always been opposed to Canada’s unrestricted...

Motion an opportunity to evaluate anti-bullying strategies

TORONTO, May 22, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today commented on the motion of Toronto Catholic School Trustee Gary Tanuan to address a response to anti-bullying strategies in Toronto’s Catholic schools and use the Ontario Bishops’ and Catholic trustees’...