Faith is not estranged from reason

By Richard Bastien In an essay this month in the Citizen headlined “Celebrating Christmas without religion,” Canadian philosopher Mark Mercer argues that a relationship between faith and reason is not only nonexistent, but inconceivable. He understands the notion of a...

Union transparency Bill passes in House of Commons

OTTAWA, ON December 13, 2012 – Bill C-377, which would require unions to provide detailed annual filings to the Canada Revenue Agency, including the portion of revenue devoted to political and social activism, passed in the House of Commons December 12. MP Russ...

Loyola decision infringes on parental choices, says CCRL

MONTREAL, QC December 6, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) today commented on the decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal that requires Loyola High School, a private Catholic institution, to teach the province’s Ethics and Religious Culture (ERC) course....

League paper on parental rights presented

TORONTO, ON November 29, 2012 – The League presented a paper on parental rights in education at the recent conference of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars. The paper will be published in a future edition of the fellowship’s journal, and is also available...