Federal election: Synopsis of League issues

OTTAWA, March 29, 2011 (CCRL) – Just days into the official campaign for the federal election May 2, there is no shortage of information and opinion in the media about issues such as the economy, the environment, health care, military commitments or foreign aid....

Coalition including League to intervene in Quebec schools appeal

MONTREAL, March 30, 2011 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to announce that its joint application to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) appeal in the case of Quebec families seeking exemption from Quebec’s Ethics and Religious Culture (ECR)...

League to participate in appeal of prostitution ruling

TORONTO, March 11, 2011 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today announced that its application to intervene jointly in the Ontario Court of Appeal in the appeal of an Ontario court ruling that would remove the remaining legal restrictions on prostitution has been...

Linda Gibbons’ case to be heard at SCC

TORONTO, March 9, 2011 (CCRL) – The League was pleased to learn recently that the case of Linda Gibbons, who has spent nine of the past 16 years in jail for peaceful protest near a Toronto abortion clinic, will be heard in the Supreme Court of Canada. All her...

Carleton club sues; other groups’ problems continue

OTTAWA, February 23, 2011 (CCRL) – Although many university pro-life clubs operate as freely as other campus groups, problems continue at several campuses across Canada. At Carleton University, probably the first school where students were actually handcuffed...