League AGM to take place Oct. 24

TORONTO, ON October 10, 2012 – Members and guests are invited to join us Wednesday October 24 for the League’s annual general meeting in Toronto.  We begin with the 5:30 Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral, which will be offered in memory of deceased members and...

CBC “married Jesus” satire protested

TORONTO, ON, October 2, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League has protested the satirizing of the Last Supper in the Sept. 28 episode of CBC’s “This Hour has 22 Minutes.” In a letter to the show’s producers, the League commented on the double standard often seen in...

Use of mandatory union dues under scrutiny

OTTAWA, ON September 27, 2012 (CCRL) – Two issues of longstanding interest to the League are on the agenda as Parliament begins its Fall session.  Stephen Woodworth’s motion to commence a parliamentary study on whether our current Criminal Code provisions...

Motion 312 defeated, but debate will continue, says CCRL

OTTAWA, ON September 26, 2012 – Motion 312 was defeated in the House of Commons today by a vote of 203 to 91.  This motion, proposed by MP Stephen Woodworth, would have seen Parliament appoint a 12-member committee to study the legal definition of when a child...