Bringing soft totalitarianism into the classroom

By Father Raymond J. De Souza Who decides what children get taught when it comes to moral and religious questions? Parents or the state? These questions are being asked in Alberta, as a result of the provincial government’s proposed new Education Act. The bill...

Double standard thrives at Star

The following letter, which was not published, was sent to the Toronto Star by the League in response to some photos included with an article about a minor Canadian fringe artist living in Europe. The article (Poking sacred icons draws reaction, Star, Feb. 23)...

La Cour supreme decision : RCDPE communique de presse

Montréal, le 17 février, 2012. La Cour suprême du Canada a refusé la demande d’exemption pour les enfants, du cours d’éthique et de culture religieuse au Québec, sur la base que les demandeurs ne pouvaient pas faire la preuve que l’application du...

SCC decision limits parental rights, says League

OTTAWA, ON February 17, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) provides this comment on today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Quebec parents who sought an exemption for their children from the mandatory Ethics and Religious...

Bill C-304 passes second reading

OTTAWA, ON February 16, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to learn that bill C-304, introduced September 30 by MP Brian Storseth (CPC-Westlock-St. Paul), passed its second reading vote 158-131 February 15 in the House of Commons, and has been sent to...